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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
NW
70
NW
65
NW
15
N
35
ENE
20
SSW
30
NNE
40
N
60
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
10
ENE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
8
16
15
1
10
34
8
5
8
2
2
max °C
-5
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-18
-20
-20
-14
-16
-9
-18
-19
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-23
-26
-29
-28
-26
700
500
450
400
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
150
50
50
50
0
100
250
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-12-13-14-14-15-14-13-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-7-6-8-10-10-10-11-11-1033321-1-1-1-1-3-4-5-6-4-3-3-2-2
Sunrise
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
8:41
Sunset
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 60).
28 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b301E63S
58 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 52).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
104 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b302E63S
115 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 42).
- km
hy2b299E62S
119 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b298E62S
121 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
- 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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