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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
45
WSW
50
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
10
S
15
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
65
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
50
SW
80
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-15
-19
-20
-20
-18
-17
-14
-12
-12
-10
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-15
-15
-14
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
-17
-18
-13
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-5
-5
-7
-26
-29
-26
-31
-29
-27
-26
-34
-33
-33
-26
-24
-22
-19
-16
-16
-12
-15
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26

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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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
Wind obs. (72 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (65 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB309E60S
614 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB310E60S
657 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 341).
- 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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