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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 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 Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
300
200
150
50
km/h
10
S
20
SW
30
WSW
15
S
15
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
45
W
60
W
30
WNW
45
W
70
W
95
WSW
95
WSW
75
WSW
30
SW
15
N
55
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
1
3
17
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
-12
-14
-22
-22
-20
-17
-15
-17
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-9
-10
-11
-12
-21
-23
-23
-22
-19
-17
-21
 chill °C
-16
-19
-21
-15
-13
-14
-14
-20
-23
-22
-24
-40
-43
-44
-39
-31
-31
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-9-7-5-5-8-10-11-12-18-23-23-21-18-16-19-8-9-8-6-4-3-2-5-7-7-8-15-19-19-19-16-15-20-5-5-5-6-5-7-5-5-4-2-2-7-10-10-13-14-10-12
Sunrise
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
Sunset
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06

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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 Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-6°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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