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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
E
25
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
55
WSW
60
W
50
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
60
WNW
85
WNW
6
1
1
5
3
5
max °C
-15
-16
-16
-15
-13
-10
-8
-6
-3
-2
-3
-3
-5
-6
-8
-9
-5
-4
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-14
-12
-9
-8
-5
-4
-3
-7
-6
-7
-11
-11
-6
-6
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-22
-17
-16
-12
-13
-12
-18
-16
-18
-23
-24
-17
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
850
600
650
450
600
400
250
600
650
Cloud base (m)
250
450
250
50
100
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-17-16-14-11-9-7-4-3-3-5-6-7-10-10-6-5-12-13-13-12-10-9-7-5-2-1-2-3-2-3-5-5-2-2-5-4-6-5-4-6-210233333243
Sunrise
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
9:19
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:06
9:02

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW 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
SHIP4888
61 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 110).
Centro Met. 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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1762
62 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 110).
SHIP7507
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP4194
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP4168
71 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4889
71 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
SHIP1763
71 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° 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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