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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
20
SSE
20
S
55
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
50
SSE
70
SE
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
65
WSW
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1
1
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-13
-18
-18
-14
-13
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-11
-9
-9
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-17
-19
-19
-18
-13
-14
-14
-10
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-20
-18
-23
-21
-24
-29
-29
-31
-33
-28
-22
-24
-17
-16
-21
-23
-24
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
300
50
200
250
0
50
0
1900
2050
150
200
100
100
150
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Sunrise
8:55
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
9:07
Sunset
4:58
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45
4:44

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
1.0 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.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 150).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4218
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6696
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2254
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° 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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