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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
50
SW
50
SW
55
W
65
W
100
SW
80
SW
55
WSW
35
WNW
90
NNW
120
W
85
W
35
WSW
70
WSW
35
W
20
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
2
6
3
6
4
1
5
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-5
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-6
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-16
-14
-14
-18
-18
-16
-14
-12
-17
-24
-24
-17
-23
-22
-17
-21
-21
150
250
1000
500
400
700
600
350
600
250
200
200
150
100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
100
0
250
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:50
Sunset
6:27
6:23
6:20
6:16
6:14
6:09

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8098
849 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4881
849 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C

* 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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