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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
10
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
NW
45
NNW
75
NNW
100
NNW
30
W
45
WSW
70
SW
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4
1
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-8
-11
-9
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-7
-9
-12
-12
-16
-21
-22
-24
-21
-21
-17
-13
-12
-11
-12
-14
-13
-15
-18
-19
-25
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
300
100
150
200
200
250
300
300
150
0
0
0
250
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Sunrise
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:15
9:18
Sunset
4:45
4:44
4:40
4:37
4:35
4:31

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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 -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
40 minutes ago
-15° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
40 minutes ago
-22° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP6582
660 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
SHIP1961
660 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° 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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