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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
50
W
60
W
40
SW
10
NNE
20
NNW
35
NNW
55
W
50
NNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
50
NW
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
70
NW
70
NNW
2
1
3
2
1
0.3
0.1
0.1
max °C
5
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
min °C
2
0
1
3
3
1
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-6
-8
-6
3
-2
-6
-8
-12
-15
-15
-14
-16
-19
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
2550
1950
1850
2250
2350
2200
1800
1600
1150
950
950
800
600
650
600
600
600
750
900
Cloud base (m)
150
100
150
100
50
50
0
200
100
100
0
50
150
300
450
300
50
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
Sunset
7:50
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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
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.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E63S
103 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
169 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
173 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
182 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
187 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
191 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
204 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
221 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 16).
- 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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