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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
km/h
40
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
S
35
SSE
55
SSE
70
SE
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
65
SW
65
WSW
70
SW
70
WSW
70
SW
45
WSW
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3
2
1
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-18
-20
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-3
min °C
-10
-11
-16
-20
-20
-19
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-21
-22
-26
-32
-31
-31
-26
-28
-21
-20
-20
-23
-23
-22
-22
-19
-18
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
200
300
450
Cloud base (m)
100
250
650
50
50
150
1900
1600
2400
300
200
200
200
100
150
150
150
150
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Sunrise
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
9:07
9:11
Sunset
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45
4:44
4:40

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATC300E63S
42 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
60 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 177).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
42 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
42 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC299E63S
86 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
90 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
95 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
126 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
148 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 217).
- 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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