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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
35
SW
55
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
10
W
25
ESE
25
S
30
SW
70
WSW
40
SW
90
SW
90
SW
90
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
3
1
6
2
2
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-20
-17
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-9
-6
-7
-5
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-21
-18
-16
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-20
-32
-32
-34
-33
-32
-25
-24
-23
-18
-21
-21
-17
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
50
0
150
50
50
200
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-21-21-18-15-12-11-11-13-12-11-7-8-7-6-6-5-14-16-17-17-14-13-8-7-7-8-8-7-5-5-4-3-3-3-7-9-10-11-7-9-5-1-1-3-4-6-5-1-1-101
Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26

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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WSW 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.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E62S
86 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
93 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
125 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
126 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC299E61S
154 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 203).
- 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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