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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
W
10
S
30
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
15
NNE
45
ENE
50
E
40
ESE
25
SE
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSE
25
S
35
SW
35
SW
4
2
5
2
1
2
9
9
1
2
2
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-11
-13
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-13
-14
-15
-17
-16
-14
-14
-12
-10
-8
-10
-13
-17
-18
-19
-19
-15
-22
-26
-25
-25
-27
-26
-24
-22
-21
-20
-18
300
300
100
250
250
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
0
350
1450
1200
100
350
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-8-8-8-8-10-12-14-15-17-16-14-14-12-10-6-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-10-10-11-12-11-10-10-9-7-41112211-2-3-3-3-5-4-3-5-3-10
Sunrise
4:56
5:00
5:03
5:07
5:09
5:13
Sunset
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19
9:15
9:13

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
Mist
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1731
41 km ESE
3m alt.
41 minutes ago
0° C
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
41 minutes ago
0° C
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
41 minutes ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6979
165 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4919
165 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP4355
165 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7557
165 km W
15m alt.
3 hours 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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