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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
SE
20
S
55
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
W
30
SSW
50
S
65
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
25
W
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3
2
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-19
-19
-16
-13
-13
-11
-10
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-10
-11
-16
-20
-20
-19
-15
-13
-13
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-20
-18
-24
-21
-22
-27
-30
-32
-34
-30
-24
-23
-15
-17
-19
-23
-24
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
250
0
0
50
250
1850
1800
300
200
200
200
250
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
56 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
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.
56 minutes ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
7.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
56 minutes ago
-18° C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB291E63S
480 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB291E62S
484 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB291E64S
500 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
- 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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