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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
50
W
70
WSW
55
WSW
25
W
35
W
20
NNE
25
N
30
NE
60
ESE
25
SW
30
W
25
WNW
75
NNE
45
NNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
45
NNW
50
NW
2
3
1
9
6
1
1
6
7
3
3
5
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-4
-2
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-7
-10
-10
-8
-4
-20
-23
-23
-17
-20
-16
-19
-20
-23
-21
-22
-20
-24
-17
-22
-21
-19
-14
150
50
150
100
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
450
200
300
850
Cloud base (m)
250
350
1600
1550
50
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-9-10-10-10-10-11-12-12-10-9-7-9-10-6-3-5-6-6-5-6-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-6-4-4-5-3011111-1-2-3-4-3-2-1023123
Sunrise
7:48
7:50
7:54
7:56
8:00
8:02
Sunset
6:14
6:09
6:07
6:04
6:00
5:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNE by Sat 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
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.
3 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Light snow.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3450
861 km E
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP3165
864 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
SHIP9076
864 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
SHIP6722
869 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5044
869 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1394
869 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° 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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