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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
SW
30
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
55
W
40
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
75
NW
85
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
50
W
40
W
50
NW
35
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
35
W
1
5
7
2
2
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-11
-9
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-14
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
-24
-20
-18
-19
-17
-18
-22
-20
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
350
500
600
400
500
600
200
300
600
550
300
300
100
300
550
350
250
200
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
50
50
0
150
0
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Sunrise
5:16
5:18
5:22
5:26
5:28
5:31
Sunset
9:08
9:06
9:02
9:00
8:57
8:52

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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
ASCATB300E63S
65 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 243).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E63S
90 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP4043
97 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP8151
97 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1891
97 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP3711
97 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP4359
97 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3071
100 km SSE
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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