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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 07 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
60
W
60
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
35
NW
95
NW
90
WNW
50
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
5
1
3
2
1
1
2
max °C
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-8
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-7
-11
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-10
-18
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-26
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-23
350
250
1450
850
800
650
300
250
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
50
300
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-2-3-3-4-6-7-10-12-12-14-14-14-13-12-10-10-3-200-1-1-3-4-5-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-7-72123321110-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-1
Sunrise
10:22
10:23
10:26
10:26
10:27
10:30
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Light freezing rain.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (56 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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