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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
35
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
25
NE
30
NNE
30
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
E
30
SSE
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
 cm 
5
5
6
4
1
3
4
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
min°C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
chill°C 
-22
-21
-20
-17
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
-19
-22
-19
-18
-18
-12
-14
-16
Freezing level (m
0
50
0
0
50
50
100
350
250
250
150
100
250
150
0
150
200
0
Cloud base (m)
100
150
2950
350
2050
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-11-11-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-8-7-7-8-6-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-10-200012211011-111-1
Sunrise
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:55
2:56
2:56
Sunset
11:00
11:00
11:00
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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC301E63S
53 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
64 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 268).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
77 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 267).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC299E62S
85 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 273).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
89 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 259).
- 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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