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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 09 Jun 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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
95
NW
75
W
45
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
NNW
40
NE
40
SE
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-6
-7
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-26
-26
-25
-25
-21
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-21
-25
-27
-27
-25
-24
400
450
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
150
50
50
100
100
150
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-9-11-11-13-14-15-15-15-14-14-12-13-15-15-15-16-3-3-5-7-7-9-10-10-10-10-10-11-9-10-12-11-12-1322110-2-5-6-5-4-5-6-4-4-7-6-10-10
Sunrise
10:26
10:26
10:27
10:30
10:30
10:32
Sunset
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:29
3:29
3:27

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 minutes 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
clear
Fog -.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC293E62S
375 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 344).
- 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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