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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
35
ESE
10
SW
15
NNW
55
NNE
75
N
60
NW
80
NNW
80
WNW
85
NW
85
NNW
85
NW
85
NW
30
NNW
5
NW
55
WSW
45
WNW
75
WNW
100
WNW
3
1
10
2
2
2
3
3
6
8
1
2
5
max °C
-11
-11
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-4
-3
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-4
-2
min °C
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-4
-9
-8
-6
-8
-9
-8
-5
-2
-23
-17
-14
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-16
-22
-21
-14
-16
-21
-18
-17
-13
0
0
0
0
100
350
300
400
600
1200
450
450
400
200
300
0
750
1300
Cloud base (m)
150
50
450
100
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-9-8-7-9-9-8-6-4-8-7-6-8-9-7-5-2-9-8-6-6-4-5-5-4-21-4-4-4-4-5-4-11-3-2-3-122324333212145
Sunrise
7:56
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:07
8:10
Sunset
6:04
6:00
5:57
5:53
5:51
5:47

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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