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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
200
100
250
200
300
150
200
100
50
150
200
100
200
100
600
100
km/h
25
NNE
20
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
S
40
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
50
SW
85
SW
40
SW
30
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-25
-24
-20
-18
-13
-7
-7
-9
-12
-9
-9
-11
-15
-17
-12
min °C
-22
-22
-24
-25
-24
-23
-19
-16
-12
-8
-11
-13
-10
-10
-13
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-34
-33
-34
-36
-35
-38
-31
-28
-22
-21
-25
-25
-20
-23
-23
-24
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-24-25-24-22-19-15-10-8-10-13-10-10-12-16-17-15-18-19-20-21-20-17-16-13-8-5-7-9-8-8-9-13-14-13-10-10-12-13-13-11-11-8-7-5-4-6-6-5-5-7-9-8
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
Sunset
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
Mist
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC289E62S
589 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC289E61S
604 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
- 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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