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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
70
NW
75
NW
50
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
10
N
35
W
45
W
55
W
45
W
35
NW
55
NNW
50
N
60
NE
55
ENE
50
E
3
4
1
1
7
max °C
2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-9
-9
-6
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
min °C
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-9
-9
-9
-8
-4
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-8
-11
-14
-12
-12
-17
-15
-10
-20
-20
-21
-19
-12
-11
-13
-13
-14
-15
1900
1600
800
900
950
650
650
600
400
300
350
400
650
1350
1100
800
700
250
Cloud base (m)
300
400
300
150
250
300
350
50
350
450
50
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
6:48
Sunset
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly 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.
4 hours ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
0.2 km
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.
4 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
12° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP8056
256 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
50
Strong winds from the W
(51 kph at 280).
0.4 km
SHIP6370
256 km ENE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
0.5 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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