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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
150
0
100
100
300
400
400
250
km/h
20
SW
50
SW
60
SW
55
W
75
W
45
WNW
50
W
60
W
75
WSW
70
W
50
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-3
-4
-6
-10
-11
-12
-14
-22
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-21
min °C
-8
-6
-5
-8
-11
-11
-13
-20
-22
-27
-28
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
 chill °C
-16
-16
-16
-19
-25
-23
-26
-37
-41
-46
-46
-38
-34
-38
-38
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-5-7-11-11-13-17-22-26-26-24-23-24-24-24-23-4-3-2-5-7-8-9-14-19-20-23-21-22-21-21-21-21-4-6-4-5-4-4-5-6-10-11-14-15-16-18-16-14-17
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
Sunset
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08

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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 -3°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: clear
hy2c305E61S
345 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c304E60S
354 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c303E60S
369 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c305E60S
384 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c303E59S
396 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 242).
- 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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