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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
W
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WNW
60
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
1
1
4
max °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-8
-5
-4
-4
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-6
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-12
-13
-16
-18
-17
-18
-16
-15
-18
-20
-20
-18
-16
-13
-16
-19
-18
-17
300
400
200
300
150
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
200
550
750
450
500
450
Cloud base (m)
100
50
200
0
100
50
300
100
100
0
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12-10-6-4-5-7-7-7-3-4-5-5-5-8-8-7-8-8-7-7-4-2-2-3-3-423221-101-200-3223333
Sunrise
3:41
3:44
3:47
3:49
3:53
3:56
Sunset
10:35
10:32
10:30
10:28
10:24
10:22

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
29 km
Mid: overcast
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
77 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP400
136 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP1189
136 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP2422
136 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP5360
136 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP3751
136 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
- 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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