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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
100
100
100
50
250
350
1300
700
km/h
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
40
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
10
NW
25
E
35
E
45
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-6
-2
-1
0
-1
-3
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-10
-8
-5
-2
0
-3
-4
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-19
-16
-11
-8
-7
-13
-14
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-20
-22
-24
-23
-21
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-4-20-2-4-6-7-9-8-9-10-11-13-14-14-14-9-7-3-10-1-3-4-5-6-6-6-7-9-10-11-11-12-10-8-7-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-6-8-9-10
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu 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
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC301E63S
61 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
67 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
71 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 209).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC299E62S
81 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 256).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB299E62S
91 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 251).
- 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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