Great Needle Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
80
WSW
80
WSW
100
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
10
SE
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
10
NE
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
5
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
1
1
max °C
-11
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-15
-13
-10
-9
-9
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-8
min °C
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-16
-16
-11
-10
-13
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-25
-26
-30
-29
-28
-28
-26
-22
-25
-23
-20
-24
-23
-20
-21
-16
-14
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
1350
100
250
350
200
150
350
400
50
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-17-17-17-17-17-19-18-14-12-14-16-14-14-13-12-10-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-16-15-11-10-11-12-11-12-10-10-9-2-2-4-4-4-5-6-8-8-6-5-6-6-7-10-10-10-10
Sunrise
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
Sunset
4:22
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Great Needle Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (39 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB283E63S
874 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 229).
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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