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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
450
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200
150
200
150
150
100
100
50
km/h
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
70
SW
45
S
30
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SW
40
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-15
-12
-16
-16
-13
-11
-8
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-14
-17
-18
-16
-12
-10
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-4
 chill °C
-27
-29
-27
-31
-32
-30
-27
-22
-19
-12
-10
-11
-13
-10
-8
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
Sunset
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1690 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.
3 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB305E62S
307 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 166).
- 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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