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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
300
200
150
100
150
150
100
100
100
350
0
50
km/h
45
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
30
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
35
W
45
WSW
35
W
10
WSW
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-12
-9
-6
-3
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-17
-16
-15
-10
-7
-5
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
 chill °C
-32
-28
-24
-20
-15
-10
-7
-8
-14
-14
-15
-19
-20
-18
-8
-16
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-14-10-7-4-3-1-2-4-5-8-9-8-8-8-9-9-13-13-12-9-6-3-2-1-2-2-4-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-6-11-12-9-6-5-5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-2-3-4-6
Sunrise
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
Sunset
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC301E63S
42 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
42 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 249).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
85 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 246).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC298E63S
116 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
122 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
161 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 249).
- 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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