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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
N
45
NE
 cm 
2
3
1
8
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
min°C
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
chill°C 
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-16
-17
-19
-17
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-16
-16
-15
Freezing level (m
150
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
50
0
100
250
300
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-9-10-11-11-11-10-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-8-6-5-5-5-6-7-8-7-7-6-6-6-5-6-6-6-7-5-4-3011-1-1-1-200-111-200-2121
Sunrise
2:55
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
Sunset
10:55
10:57
10:58
10:59
11:00
11:00

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC301E63S
70 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 126).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC302E63S
93 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
128 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
136 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
149 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
153 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
167 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 141).
- 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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