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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
30
W
15
NW
60
NNE
50
NNW
50
W
55
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
45
NW
35
W
25
WNW
20
ENE
75
ENE
75
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
25
E
15
S
3
4
1
2
4
max °C
-8
-6
0
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-7
-4
-3
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-9
-10
-18
-13
-12
-12
-13
-15
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-12
-18
-19
-19
-21
-18
-19
0
300
800
1100
650
650
550
550
500
200
350
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
400
0
300
50
200
400
100
50
150
250
400
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-2-3-4-6-7-7-7-8-8-7-6-7-8-10-9-9-5-41-1-1-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-6-7-7-712233233322-1-2-1-1-2-3-5
Sunrise
7:20
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:31
7:35
Sunset
6:46
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:34
6:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7600
405 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP1689
405 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).

* 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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