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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
100
150
km/h
55
WSW
95
WNW
50
W
15
WNW
30
N
55
NNE
30
NW
20
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
5
SE
25
S
35
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
13
1
10
13
6
6
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-13
-6
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-11
-11
-12
-13
-15
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-10
 chill °C
-20
-20
-20
-17
-18
-23
-21
-16
-18
-15
-28
-29
-28
-24
-27
-26
-18
Freezing level m
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-10-9-11-11-11-13-14-17-18-17-17-16-14-8-5-5-6-8-7-10-8-8-10-12-15-15-14-14-14-12-6-20-1-4-9-7-6-9-10-11-11-10-9-9-11-9-7
Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
Sunset
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri 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.
55 minutes ago
0° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
-11° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
55 minutes ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 060 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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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