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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
100
350
300
100
50
150
150
150
150
100
300
km/h
115
SW
90
SW
70
WSW
70
SW
65
WSW
45
WSW
35
SSE
15
WSW
10
W
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-9
-11
-12
-15
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-23
-24
-22
-20
-16
-8
min °C
-7
-7
-11
-11
-14
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-23
-21
-18
-15
 chill °C
-21
-20
-25
-25
-29
-33
-34
-29
-28
-33
-35
-37
-35
-34
-36
-29
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:26
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:27

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
0°C
clear
Clear skies.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC298E63S
121 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
122 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 224).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC297E62S
135 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 225).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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