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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
0
6050
150
km/h
25
NNE
60
NNE
30
NNW
50
N
15
NE
20
SW
35
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
60
SW
50
SSW
40
S
25
SSW
35
SW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
7
13
10
10
4
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-11
-10
-11
-15
-16
-16
-18
-17
-11
-7
-9
-13
-13
-9
-4
min °C
-11
-12
-11
-13
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-9
-11
-16
-14
-11
-7
 chill °C
-24
-25
-24
-23
-20
-28
-26
-29
-28
-25
-21
-20
-28
-24
-21
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-11-12-16-17-17-18-17-13-8-10-15-14-10-6-9-10-8-10-14-14-14-16-15-11-6-7-12-13-9-5-9-6-2-5-10-10-10-9-10-8-4-4-9-10-7-7
Sunrise
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
Sunset
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 130).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
43 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
47 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
72 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
74 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 58).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 100).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB301E63S
78 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 61).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 100).
0.4 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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