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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
50
NW
55
NW
75
NW
80
NNW
75
NW
95
NW
65
NW
25
NW
15
NW
65
WNW
55
NW
105
WNW
100
NW
75
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
W
20
ESE
8
1
1
1
6
2
5
4
6
3
1
max °C
-9
-9
-4
-4
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-4
0
-1
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-9
-9
-7
-4
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-5
-8
-20
-21
-18
-16
-23
-22
-20
-16
-13
-20
-18
-14
-13
-12
-16
-17
-14
-13
300
300
400
950
400
550
400
400
0
300
400
1550
1450
1250
500
100
550
0
Cloud base (m)
150
200
50
200
100
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-6-4-9-7-8-8-7-8-6-1-2-3-6-7-5-6-5-5-20-4-3-4-4-4-4-2221-2-3-2-222332322122553211-1
Sunrise
8:02
8:04
8:07
8:10
8:12
8:15
Sunset
5:57
5:53
5:51
5:47
5:45
5:40

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c299E62S
99 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c301E62S
118 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c302E63S
119 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c300E62S
131 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c303E63S
136 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c298E62S
138 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c299E61S
167 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
- 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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