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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 01 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
30
SW
5
ENE
25
W
50
WSW
55
W
1
1
1
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-10
-8
-8
-6
-24
-23
-23
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-17
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-13
-16
-19
-17
100
100
0
0
50
0
0
100
0
100
200
300
300
250
0
50
150
400
Cloud base (m)
100
200
400
100
150
50
0
150
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-12-11-11-9-9-8-8-7-6-7-8-9-8-8-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-6-5-4-4-4-6-7-6-6-311000-111-111211-1112
Sunrise
4:37
4:41
4:43
4:48
4:50
4:54
Sunset
9:46
9:44
9:40
9:37
9:35
9:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm 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
ASCATB301E63S
60 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
64 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
67 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 259).
- km
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
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E62S
88 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP6093
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP3334
91 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
SHIP1723
91 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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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