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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
55
NE
15
N
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
40
ENE
35
NNE
40
ENE
60
ENE
35
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
 cm 
1
8
1
1
5
2
10
 mm 
max°C
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
min°C
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-4
-3
-2
-3
chill°C 
-11
-10
-13
-11
-12
-14
-8
-8
-9
-10
-13
-9
-9
-11
-10
-7
-7
-10
Freezing level (m
0
0
50
200
300
150
200
400
100
200
300
400
550
850
200
200
350
250
Cloud base (m)
100
100
50
0
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-7-8-8-7-5-4-3-6-6-6-7-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-2-1-1-3-3-2-3-111111122111221111
Sunrise
3:00
3:00
2:59
2:58
2:57
2:56
Sunset
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:50
10:51
10:52

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3727
88 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8212
102 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7957
102 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3043
102 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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