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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
1250
300
150
200
150
150
100
100
50
50
100
50
250
km/h
30
SSW
30
SSW
75
SW
45
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
65
SW
65
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
30
NW
45
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
4
 mm
max °C
-17
-14
-12
-16
-17
-14
-11
-9
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-16
-12
-10
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-9
-8
-7
 chill °C
-28
-27
-32
-29
-28
-27
-21
-19
-13
-10
-8
-12
-12
-12
-13
-20
-18
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
Sunset
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
27 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
0.5 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
-23° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
0.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
52 minutes ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
52 minutes ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
4.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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