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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
SW
15
SSE
20
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
50
WNW
60
NW
85
NW
60
NNW
60
NNW
40
WNW
60
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
10
WSW
25
ESE
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1
1
3
1
max °C
-10
-10
-5
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-6
-11
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-8
-12
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-18
-21
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
-12
-13
-16
-17
-25
-28
-29
-32
-32
-29
-21
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
300
350
300
200
150
50
100
300
500
300
250
200
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Sunrise
9:11
9:14
9:15
9:18
9:22
9:23
Sunset
4:40
4:37
4:35
4:31
4:30
4:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3143
93 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP9833
93 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6872
93 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6814
93 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6573
93 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° 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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