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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 02 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
WSW
50
WSW
60
SW
60
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
10
ENE
5
S
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
45
W
45
SW
40
WSW
55
WSW
4
1
4
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-5
-6
-8
-22
-21
-21
-21
-18
-16
-15
-14
-12
-17
-18
-17
-14
-13
-15
-16
-18
50
0
0
100
100
50
100
50
0
50
0
100
300
500
700
600
400
Cloud base (m)
50
0
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-6-5-5-6-7-8-8-8-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6-4-2-2-2-41011111100-1222332
Sunrise
4:43
4:48
4:50
4:54
4:56
Sunset
9:44
9:40
9:37
9:35
9:30
9:28

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1814
83 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
9.3 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP7015
114 km SSE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
SHIP2740
114 km SSE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP1833
114 km SSE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
SHIP1131
127 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP1952
127 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP1719
127 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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