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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
ENE
20
E
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
25
WSW
30
W
20
NW
5
ESE
 cm 
2
2
1
2
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
min°C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
chill°C 
-17
-18
-18
-11
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-19
-17
-18
-18
-17
-12
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
0
0
1400
100
100
100
50
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-11-11-12-13-14-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-10-9-9-8-8-7-8-8-8-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-7-7-7-6-6-5-1-1-1-1-2-3-2-1-3-1-1-400-3-10-1
Sunrise
3:26
3:24
3:21
3:18
3:16
3:15
Sunset
10:08
10:12
10:15
10:17
10:21
10:23

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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP4412
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP5153
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP5703
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP6438
79 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP4853
79 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
SHIP2206
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP2483
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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