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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
65
W
70
NW
70
WNW
65
WNW
40
WNW
20
N
60
W
25
NW
5
E
40
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
NNW
70
NW
40
N
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
0.4
max °C
3
3
1
1
2
-2
-4
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
2
1
0
-1
1
-2
-5
-4
-5
-7
-5
-6
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-3
-3
2
-5
-6
-10
-8
-12
-17
-11
-13
-18
-12
-9
-20
-21
-19
-17
-15
-14
-11
2300
2550
2100
1500
1950
1200
800
1000
850
450
750
500
400
300
450
500
700
1050
750
Cloud base (m)
100
50
300
350
50
100
100
50
50
150
200
50
50
50
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Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
Sunset
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP7751
125 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
14
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
0.0 km
SHIP5420
126 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 230).
0.2 km
SHIP7903
189 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 20).
- km
SHIP6258
189 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
SHIP3158
189 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 20).
- km
SHIP7854
189 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).

* 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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