Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
10
W
20
NNE
25
ENE
65
E
40
ESE
40
SE
10
SSW
5
ESE
20
SE
35
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
2
18
3
1
2
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-16
-16
-16
-16
-24
-22
-23
-18
-11
-19
-21
-18
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
300
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
150
250
0
200
250
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
450
1200
100
450
400
350
1900
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-9-8-10-11-12-12-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8-8-4-6-6-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-52-110-1-2-1-101112012-1
Sunrise
2:56
2:57
2:58
2:59
3:00
Sunset
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:00
11:00

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Mon 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
44 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP1685
134 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
0.7 km
High: overcast
SHIP6950
134 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3761
134 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7490
134 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5830
134 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5479
134 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C

* 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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