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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
200
250
100
150
km/h
30
E
35
E
20
E
5
SSE
20
WSW
35
WSW
10
S
15
SW
25
WSW
40
W
60
W
45
WNW
25
W
45
W
65
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
2
5
3
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-6
-9
-9
-10
-11
-14
-22
-24
-21
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-5
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-21
-23
-25
-27
 chill °C
-19
-20
-19
-14
-19
-22
-13
-14
-12
-19
-23
-23
-20
-24
-39
-42
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Mist -.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E62S
90 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
118 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
124 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
127 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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