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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
km/h
35
WSW
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
W
80
WNW
85
WSW
75
SW
90
SW
65
SW
40
SW
25
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
7
1
0.2
0.3
0.1
max °C
-13
-18
-18
-12
-11
-10
-3
1
3
3
2
0
0
-6
-6
-9
-11
-14
-11
min °C
-17
-19
-18
-16
-11
-11
-8
0
2
2
0
0
-5
-7
-7
-12
-13
-15
-15
-27
-32
-30
-27
-20
-20
-17
-10
-7
-6
-10
-9
-17
-20
-20
-28
-26
-23
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2150
2200
2300
1800
1100
100
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
200
1300
150
50
0
0
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-19-18-14-11-11-613310-3-7-7-11-12-15-13-13-15-15-11-9-9-5244220-4-4-7-8-10-9-6-8-11-8-7-8-50222321-1-1-1-3-5
Sunrise
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
Sunset
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00

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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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c302E63S
101 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 102).
- km
hy2c300E62S
103 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
128 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
128 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c298E62S
132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c299E62S
133 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
143 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 294).
- 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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