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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
35
E
55
E
55
ESE
25
SE
10
SE
15
E
45
ESE
10
3
6
9
3
1
3
4
1
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-15
-14
-16
-15
-22
-22
-22
-20
-14
-15
-20
0
0
50
0
0
100
150
250
250
0
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1600
1300
200
100
1400
50
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:54
2:55
2:56
2:56
2:57
2:58
Sunset
11:00
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:01

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 170).
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1880
292 km SSW
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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