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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
ENE
40
E
70
ESE
80
SE
55
SE
30
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
W
 cm 
7
8
10
5
2
3
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-6
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
min°C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
chill°C 
-17
-18
-22
-22
-21
-19
-13
-11
-8
-16
-16
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
Freezing level (m
100
100
50
50
100
100
250
250
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
50
0
Cloud base (m)
300
450
400
1350
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-9-9-9-7-7-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-5-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-711011111-100001000-1
Sunrise
2:56
2:55
2:55
2:54
2:54
2:54
Sunset
10:52
10:54
10:55
10:57
10:58
10:59

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Mist
74
Gales from the ESE
(74 kph at 120).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
45 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 102).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC299E63S
85 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 101).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
119
Extremely windy from the S
(119 kph at 170).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3224
168 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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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