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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
60
SW
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
1
2
1
3
5
1
4
6
2
2
5
3
2
max °C
-10
-8
-5
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-12
-10
-7
-5
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-25
-21
-16
-13
-15
-21
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-21
-16
-18
-17
0
0
250
600
350
100
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-6-5-7-9-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-10-11-11-9-6-3-2-3-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-8-9-2-1221100-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-3-6-7
Sunrise
8:41
8:44
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
Sunset
5:13
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00
4:58

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC303E63S
151 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 117).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC303E62S
176 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC304E63S
185 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
186 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 103).
- 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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