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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
N
40
NNW
65
W
60
W
35
W
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
40
NW
60
WNW
60
NW
25
NNW
30
S
45
SW
45
W
50
W
65
W
50
W
1
5
3
2
1
3
max °C
-1
1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
min °C
-3
1
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
1
2
0
-10
-6
-18
-13
-10
-8
-8
-7
-8
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
500
1150
550
500
650
500
700
800
800
850
950
750
850
1550
1200
1350
1700
1300
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
50
550
1400
50
100
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-7-8-7-6-6-5-4-4-4-4-3-1-2-10-2-21-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-10-1121221354343444444334444
Sunrise
4:11
4:15
4:18
4:20
4:24
4:28
Sunset
10:09
10:07
10:04
10:00
9:58
9:54

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
0.5 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP793
206 km ESE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
SHIP1102
207 km ESE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 350).
SHIP1498
207 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 350).
SHIP1911
207 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 340).
SHIP7126
207 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 350).
SHIP9210
207 km ESE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP5742
207 km ESE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
55
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
- 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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