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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
100
100
100
50
600
100
150
200
4650
50
km/h
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
5
S
50
ESE
40
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-6
-3
-1
0
-1
-3
-5
-7
-9
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-14
-10
min °C
-10
-8
-5
-2
0
-3
-5
-6
-9
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-13
 chill °C
-18
-16
-11
-8
-8
-13
-15
-15
-18
-18
-17
-24
-26
-25
-24
-23
-25
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-4-20-2-4-6-8-9-9-11-13-13-14-15-15-12-9-7-4-10-1-3-5-6-7-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-10-9-8-6-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-6-8-9-10-6
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
Clouds developing.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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