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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
45
NNW
45
N
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
30
SSW
35
SSW
65
SW
60
WSW
55
W
50
W
15
NW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
50
NW
5
5
13
5
2
10
1
4
7
2
4
9
6
4
27
max °C
-6
-9
-8
-11
-11
-12
-14
-12
-13
-11
-7
-5
-6
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-9
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
-19
-20
-20
-22
-20
-19
-24
-24
-29
-25
-21
-14
-10
-8
-18
-18
-19
-19
500
350
250
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
50
550
250
100
0
0
0
250
Cloud base (m)
150
200
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-11-11-13-14-13-14-12-8-6-7-8-9-10-10-8-3-4-5-6-7-9-11-10-11-9-5-3-4-5-6-6-6-43221-1-3-5-4-3-1121-1-3-1-11
Sunrise
8:32
8:34
8:37
8:41
8:44
8:45
Sunset
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent moderate drizzle.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
34 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
61 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 325).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
81 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 328).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Mist
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 340).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC302E63S
101 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 326).
- km
hy2c300E62S
110 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 348).
- 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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