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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
45
NNW
45
N
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
25
SW
35
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
40
WNW
45
W
35
WSW
40
W
25
W
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
7
4
12
5
4
11
3
4
2
1
15
2
1
2
max °C
-6
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-14
-11
-8
-5
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-9
-6
-8
-8
-11
-10
-10
-9
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-23
-24
-26
-30
-26
-20
-16
-18
-18
-20
-14
-17
-17
500
350
200
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
300
150
50
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
250
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-11-11-13-14-13-15-12-9-6-8-8-11-10-10-8-3-5-5-6-6-8-11-10-11-10-6-2-4-5-6-8-7-631110-3-6-2-3-21211-1-3-3-2
Sunrise
8:32
8:34
8:37
8:41
8:44
8:45
Sunset
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E62S
72 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 332).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate rain
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC300E62S
85 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 358).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB298E63S
92 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
96 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 358).
- 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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