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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
15
NW
20
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
45
NW
65
NW
80
NW
50
W
50
NNW
95
NW
80
NW
75
WNW
70
WNW
40
WNW
5
NW
25
SSE
2
5
4
1
3
1
5
4
1
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-5
-4
-7
-9
-9
-6
-4
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-5
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-20
-20
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-20
-22
-22
-19
-22
-24
-24
-24
-21
-14
-17
200
0
0
0
0
0
100
750
550
400
150
150
850
350
300
250
100
100
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
50
200
0
0
150
0
200
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
Sunset
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri 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
1° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
50 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
Mist -.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
79 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
80 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 316).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB302E63S
104 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
124 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 321).
- 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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