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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
350
50
0
150
0
150
450
350
km/h
25
SSW
20
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
55
W
80
W
50
W
45
W
65
W
70
WSW
75
W
55
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
3
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-6
-3
-4
-7
-10
-11
-12
-14
-20
-21
-25
-26
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-9
-11
-12
-13
-18
-21
-24
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
 chill °C
-16
-14
-16
-16
-21
-25
-24
-27
-35
-40
-44
-46
-42
-39
-38
-37
-34
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-5-5-8-11-12-13-16-21-23-26-26-25-24-23-23-21-5-4-2-2-5-7-8-10-14-18-19-22-23-22-21-21-20-19-4-5-6-4-5-4-4-4-5-9-10-14-18-16-16-15-14-15
Sunrise
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
Sunset
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few

* 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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