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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
NE
25
E
25
SE
30
WSW
35
SW
15
SW
10
N
25
N
40
NNE
30
ENE
25
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
 cm 
2
9
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
min°C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
chill°C 
-21
-20
-20
-20
-23
-23
-25
-24
-22
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-19
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
350
250
350
100
100
50
50
50
200
150
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-12-13-14-14-13-14-12-11-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8-9-8-9-10-9-9-10-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-6-7-1-1-2-1-1-3-1-1-3-20-1-1-1-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
3:21
3:18
3:16
3:15
3:13
3:11
Sunset
10:15
10:17
10:21
10:23
10:25
10:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 030 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2253
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP1603
657 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C

* 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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