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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
50
NW
80
NW
70
NNW
75
NW
90
NW
55
NW
25
WNW
40
NNW
65
WNW
80
NW
115
NW
40
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
5
1
6
1
1
4
2
1
2
2
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-4
0
0
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
0
1
1
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-14
-11
-14
-15
-12
-13
-15
-16
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-9
200
300
250
200
550
900
300
400
350
350
100
750
1100
1200
400
500
450
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
50
50
1150
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:04
8:07
8:10
8:12
Sunset
6:00
5:57
5:53
5:51
5:47
5:45

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
light snow
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
53 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 340).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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