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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
45
SSW
55
SW
70
SW
25
WSW
30
SE
45
SW
30
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
85
W
95
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
1
2
0.2
max °C
-14
-12
-14
-12
-17
-16
-14
-12
-11
-5
-1
2
3
1
2
-3
-8
-10
-13
min °C
-19
-13
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-13
-12
-10
-2
1
1
1
0
-7
-11
-11
-14
-32
-26
-29
-25
-31
-31
-29
-20
-20
-19
-12
-8
-8
-8
-10
-20
-25
-24
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
2300
2000
2050
250
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
350
250
2050
250
200
650
50
50
150
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
Sunset
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01

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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.0 km
SHIP6743
532 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8400
534 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3207
534 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2811
534 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6506
534 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5089
546 km W
3m alt.
3 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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