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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
40
NNE
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
40
NW
25
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
 cm 
6
7
3
1
2
6
6
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-9
-10
-10
min°C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
chill°C 
-19
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-16
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-18
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
Freezing level (m
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
100
400
400
200
200
350
350
250
100
0
Cloud base (m)
550
150
100
0
400
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-11-11-11-11-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-7-8-10-10-10-6-7-8-7-6-7-6-5-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-5-6-700-101-101122212211-1
Sunrise
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:55
2:56
Sunset
10:59
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:01
11:01

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
SHIP5781
329 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7529
329 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2019
329 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5062
329 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP8984
352 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2833
352 km NW
15m alt.
3 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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