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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
NW
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
15
W
20
NW
55
NW
80
WNW
60
WNW
70
W
7
1
3
1
1
max °C
-5
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-1
1
-1
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-2
-1
-4
-6
-7
-13
-22
-20
-17
-16
-13
-17
-16
-18
-16
-13
-13
-11
-7
-9
-15
-17
-19
350
200
200
200
350
300
200
350
200
150
400
550
700
900
1600
1400
650
500
Cloud base (m)
250
250
50
100
600
50
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
Sunset
9:00
8:57
8:52
8:50
8:46
8:44

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Fri night).

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
ASCATC300E63S
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
67 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
73 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
74 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 98).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
2.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATC300E62S
80 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
81 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 117).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
85 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 106).
- km

* 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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