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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
100
SW
85
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
15
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
40
SW
20
W
50
ESE
45
SW
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
60
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
4
1
max °C
-17
-17
-15
-15
-18
-15
-13
-12
-12
-16
-15
-13
-12
-9
-2
1
1
1
min °C
-17
-18
-17
-16
-19
-19
-14
-12
-14
-16
-16
-15
-13
-11
-8
0
0
0
-35
-36
-33
-28
-31
-33
-28
-23
-26
-30
-29
-26
-23
-21
-17
-9
-8
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1700
Cloud base (m)
200
150
350
150
300
350
350
1250
600
200
150
350
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:32
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
Sunset
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW 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.
39 minutes ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
39 minutes ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
39 minutes ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
39 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
39 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
89
Stormy winds from the WSW
(89 kph at 250).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
39 minutes ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
39 minutes ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
39 minutes ago
-14° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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