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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
30
WSW
40
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
40
NE
55
ENE
30
E
25
S
35
SW
45
WSW
1
3
2
1
6
2
1
7
10
7
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
min °C
-7
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-20
-20
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-16
-19
-18
-17
-21
-22
-22
-20
-20
-22
50
50
50
0
150
100
400
300
200
250
250
250
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
250
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-7-7-6-6-6-7-8-8-8-9-11-11-11-10-10-5-7-6-5-5-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-6-8-9-8-7-7000111211221-1-3-3-2-11
Sunrise
4:50
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
5:07
Sunset
9:35
9:30
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 160 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
34 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP5733
179 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4136
179 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1999
179 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° 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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