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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
800
0
0
500
100
50
0
50
50
km/h
40
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
W
40
WSW
35
W
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-14
-15
-19
-19
-17
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-17
-16
-16
-15
-17
-20
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-8-9-8-7-7-7-8-10-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-4-5-6-7-5-5-4-4-5-7-8-9-8-9-8-7-6-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-5-6-6-6-8-7-6-6
Sunrise
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
8:10
8:07
Sunset
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55

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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 -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
clear
Haze
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2b300E62S
84 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 252).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
Mist
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b299E63S
97 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b301E62S
108 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b299E62S
113 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b298E62S
120 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 255).
- 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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