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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
NW
4
2
2
1
1
8
max °C
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-21
-21
-18
-16
-16
-14
-13
-15
-19
-16
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
50
100
50
0
150
100
0
50
0
100
300
300
350
200
0
350
350
400
Cloud base (m)
0
1350
0
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-7-5-5-6-8-8-7-7-6-8-7-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-4-3-3-5-5-4-4-211001100-1121110222
Sunrise
4:43
4:48
4:50
4:54
4:56
5:00
Sunset
9:40
9:37
9:35
9:30
9:28
9:24

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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 Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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
SHIP6487
21 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP1567
21 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP9372
21 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3446
21 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2528
21 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9950
21 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4987
21 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7361
21 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2147
21 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2150
34 km SSW
3m alt.
2 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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