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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
80
NW
65
NW
30
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
35
W
60
NW
25
NW
35
N
30
N
20
WSW
35
WSW
10
NNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NW
20
NW
20
NW
1
1
1
4
2
4
1
6
2
4
6
max °C
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-5
-5
-6
min °C
2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-11
-7
-8
-11
-13
-6
-11
-9
-16
-13
-12
-14
-14
-14
-12
-16
1450
1350
500
350
200
0
350
250
150
450
0
0
0
0
200
250
150
0
Cloud base (m)
300
350
400
50
0
0
50
0
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-7-7-7-7-8-8-6-6-9-10-10-8-9-10-10-1120-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-6-6-7-6-4-5-5-743321121110-2-2-1121-2
Sunrise
8:12
8:15
8:18
8:21
8:23
8:26
Sunset
5:45
5:40
5:37
5:35
5:31
5:29

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

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
ASCATC300E63S
57 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
69 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 15).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
46 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC302E63S
92 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB304E63S
210 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
222 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 349).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB305E62S
245 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 347).
- 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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