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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
25
NW
20
NW
25
W
35
NNW
45
W
50
WSW
55
W
60
W
60
W
35
WNW
60
NW
55
W
65
W
60
W
60
W
85
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
90
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
3
1
12
max °C
-2
-1
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-3
-3
1
-1
-1
-2
0
2
1
0
1
-2
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-10
-9
-4
-8
-9
-11
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-12
-18
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
0
450
1900
1650
1500
1700
1900
2100
1950
1950
1850
1600
0
100
450
550
650
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600
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
50
50
100
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1900
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200
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-220-1-112111-1-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-2-12211343321-3-3-2-1-10-1-2112234454111112212
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:19
10:21
10:22
10:23
Sunset
3:38
3:37
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
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
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB304E63S
208 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
209 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
236 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB305E63S
236 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 309).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
0.0 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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