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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
25
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
SW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
35
W
40
WNW
75
NW
75
NW
70
W
75
W
60
W
55
WNW
75
W
2
1
2
1
2
5
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
0
-3
-7
-9
-8
-6
-5
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-3
-1
-5
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-16
-13
-14
-12
-15
-12
-11
-15
-20
-22
-20
-18
-20
150
350
200
200
350
200
200
200
100
400
700
1800
1200
550
400
450
500
700
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
600
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-9-8-9-8-8-7-5-3-1-4-8-9-8-7-6-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-12-1-3-4-4-3-2222222111235433333
Sunrise
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
5:43
Sunset
8:57
8:52
8:50
8:46
8:44
8:39

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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 -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP2073
118 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
0.3 km
Low: broken
SHIP5390
119 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP10218
133 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP9457
133 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP4738
133 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6302
133 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5979
133 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C

* 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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