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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
W
45
WNW
80
NW
60
WNW
40
NNW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
15
NW
25
NW
50
W
60
NW
85
WNW
2
3
5
2
10
2
4
2
5
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-7
-4
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-1
-2
min °C
-11
-8
-7
-8
-5
-9
-10
-8
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-24
-19
-20
-20
-14
-21
-22
-18
-15
-13
-16
-18
-20
-16
-12
-16
-16
-14
-17
200
350
650
200
400
200
100
300
400
150
100
200
100
200
400
700
500
600
1150
Cloud base (m)
50
350
0
150
200
300
50
50
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-7-8-5-9-9-8-7-8-9-9-9-8-6-6-6-3-4-5-3-3-5-2-5-6-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-2-1-12332211221121233245
Sunrise
5:22
5:26
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:37
Sunset
9:02
9:00
8:57
8:52
8:50
8:46

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW 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
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.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c298E62S
123 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c297E62S
162 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 295).
- km
SHIP1046
166 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2552
166 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5768
166 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3412
166 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3088
166 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6563
166 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° 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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