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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
20
N
70
NNE
50
W
40
NNW
45
N
45
NNW
45
N
35
N
5
E
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
60
SW
55
W
50
W
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
1
9
1
3
4
14
2
2
4
4
2
2
1
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-5
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-6
-7
-8
-16
-17
-19
-19
-20
-22
-23
-21
-18
-25
-25
-21
-24
-22
-19
-14
-16
-18
350
400
100
450
250
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
450
300
200
Cloud base (m)
100
50
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-9-9-10-11-11-12-14-14-12-11-10-7-6-7-8-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-8-10-10-9-8-7-3-3-4-5221210-2-3-4-5-3-4-2-12211
Sunrise
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
8:41
8:44
Sunset
5:25
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:13
5:09

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
0.1 km
ASCATC288E68S
853 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB288E68S
854 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB287E68S
863 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC287E68S
865 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB288E69S
865 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the E
(60 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC288E69S
866 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 94).
- km

* 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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