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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
10
NNE
30
NE
60
ENE
55
ENE
45
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
0
NW
10
SW
2
3
2
2
5
3
3
3
1
15
6
6
5
1
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-20
-11
-14
-14
-12
-14
-14
-18
-18
-18
-14
-16
-20
-20
-18
-18
-16
-10
-10
50
0
150
100
350
250
0
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
250
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-7-6-6-7-8-8-8-9-8-7-7-8-8-9-10-10-10-6-5-5-4-3-4-5-5-5-6-5-4-5-6-6-6-6-6-7-11111111001-1-1-1-1-101-2
Sunrise
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
5:07
5:09
Sunset
9:30
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19
9:15

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
39 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP1843
63 km S
3m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
ASCATC301E63S
76 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 234).
- km
SHIP1707
75 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
SHIP3161
75 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
ASCATC301E63S
76 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 234).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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