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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNE
20
E
10
SSE
20
W
40
W
40
W
20
W
20
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
40
SW
60
WSW
55
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
50
W
2
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-4
-7
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-6
-8
-9
-5
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-6
-5
-7
-12
-10
-8
-13
-14
-13
-10
-12
-15
-17
-12
-10
-12
-14
-15
-16
-13
-14
-18
700
550
650
650
700
800
1050
300
150
0
50
700
1050
500
300
150
250
500
550
Cloud base (m)
300
500
50
500
500
0
50
50
50
150
200
250
250
200
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Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:01
Sunset
7:27
7:23
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:09

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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 below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
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
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Fog -.
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
0.1 km
SHIP2633
288 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 80).
- km
SHIP2348
289 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 80).
SHIP2349
305 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
SHIP2632
305 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP3138
483 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
24
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 80).
- km
SHIP2360
483 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).

* 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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