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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
70
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
75
SW
105
SW
75
WSW
125
WSW
125
WSW
130
W
105
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
2
1
0.2
0.3
max °C
2
2
2
1
1
-1
-5
-6
-4
-1
0
-1
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
min °C
0
2
2
1
0
-4
-5
-7
-7
-2
0
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-5
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-15
-16
-21
-20
-14
-12
-22
-21
-20
-19
-15
-14
-12
1800
2050
2100
2100
1900
1050
350
0
0
1400
1650
1250
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
0
50
50
5450
200
0
50
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12211-3-5-7-6-20-4-7-7-8-7-7-5234330-2-4-323-2-5-5-6-6-5-20122321-20342-2-2-4-4-21
Sunrise
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:55
9:56
Sunset
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56

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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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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
ASCATB301E63S
68 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 231).
- km
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
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
91 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
93 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
131 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
133 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
133 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
136 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 278).
- 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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