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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
80
WSW
80
WSW
105
SW
100
WSW
95
WSW
60
SW
55
WSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
5
ENE
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
15
SW
20
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
1
1
max °C
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-18
-16
-13
-12
-12
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-8
min °C
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-14
-12
-15
-16
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-29
-32
-36
-35
-35
-32
-31
-28
-32
-28
-24
-25
-28
-26
-27
-22
-19
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
1350
100
250
350
200
150
350
400
50
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
Sunset
4:22
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08

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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun 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.
57 minutes ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (39 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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