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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
55
NW
70
NNW
40
W
80
WSW
85
W
65
W
80
W
75
W
50
W
60
WNW
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
3
6
1
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
1
1
-2
-5
-7
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
-2
0
1
-1
-3
-7
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-14
-16
-18
-15
-12
-12
-10
-8
-11
-12
-18
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-24
800
950
850
650
1500
1400
1650
1850
1800
1150
650
400
300
250
100
100
150
50
Cloud base (m)
0
300
50
0
0
100
50
100
100
100
0
150
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Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
4:37
Sunset
10:00
9:58
9:54
9:52
9:50
9:46

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

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.
2 hours ago
5° C
Mist
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
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.
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
78
Severe gales from the NW
(78 kph at 320).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6082
266 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2427
266 km S
15m alt.
2 hours 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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