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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
km/h
85
SW
85
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
65
WSW
20
NW
20
SW
30
SW
10
N
50
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
50
NNW
40
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
7
2
2
6
1
15
5
12
15
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-11
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-10
-8
-10
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-21
-22
-22
-18
-22
-16
-19
-24
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-9-8-9-10-9-10-12-13-12-10-8-10-12-12-13-5-4-5-7-6-6-6-6-7-9-12-12-8-4-6-7-9-10-2-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-6-10-10-5-2-5-6-6-8
Sunrise
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Fog -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
0.5 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).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC284E63S
821 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 300).
- 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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