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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 22 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
35
N
30
NE
40
E
25
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
W
5
N
10
NE
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
 cm 
7
8
10
2
4
6
 mm 
max°C
-7
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
min°C
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
chill°C 
-15
-14
-15
-19
-14
-17
-19
-22
-24
-24
-22
-15
-16
-19
-19
-17
-16
Freezing level (m
250
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
600
500
0
0
500
600
100
1550
1950
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-7-9-10-10-11-12-13-13-12-11-11-12-12-12-12-4-3-4-6-6-6-7-9-9-9-9-8-7-8-8-7-811-1-2-100-3-3-2-4-2-1-3-10-2
Sunrise
3:31
3:29
3:26
3:24
3:21
Sunset
10:00
10:02
10:06
10:08
10:12
10:15

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Drizzle
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP5767
87 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP2773
87 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5322
87 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP5765
91 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C

* 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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