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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSW
35
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
10
SE
1
3
3
1
3
4
2
2
6
3
5
3
1
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
-5
-5
-7
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-11
-9
-6
-5
-5
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-22
-24
-26
-24
-20
-15
-14
-13
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
0
0
0
0
0
350
600
650
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
8:41
8:44
8:45
8:48
8:52
Sunset
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
59 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
66 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
70 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
71 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 103).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E62S
84 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 99).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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