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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thu
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Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
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night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
40
SW
25
W
25
WNW
35
NW
25
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
25
NNW
3
0.1
1.7
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-2
2
4
7
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
0
-1
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
3
6
7
6
5
3
3
4
0
-1
-1
-4
-12
-11
-11
-8
-7
-2
2
2
2
0
-2
-2
-1
-8
-9
-9
-12
600
100
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700
0
2450
2850
3100
3100
2850
2550
2400
2650
2300
1300
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1100
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100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
8:04
8:00
7:57
7:53
7:50
7:46

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

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.
3 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
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light freezing drizzle.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
27 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1217
310 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP9
310 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
SHIP824
310 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP4442
310 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).

* 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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