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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
50
SW
65
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
15
SW
40
SE
20
S
40
SW
80
SW
80
SW
90
SW
95
WSW
105
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
5
max °C
-15
-19
-21
-21
-21
-17
-14
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-7
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-3
min °C
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-19
-16
-12
-11
-13
-14
-13
-11
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-30
-20
-31
-32
-33
-34
-31
-25
-24
-23
-22
-25
-19
-15
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
Cloud base (m)
150
50
100
0
150
50
50
50
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
39 minutes ago
-6° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
50 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
62 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 234).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
39 minutes ago
-6° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
77 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 255).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
39 minutes ago
-6° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
39 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
39 minutes ago
-8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB298E63S
103 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
136 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
- 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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