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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
W
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
WSW
65
W
70
WSW
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
NW
55
NNW
65
NW
55
W
30
W
4
3
4
3
1
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-8
-6
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
-11
-10
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-11
-12
-11
-12
-15
-15
-19
-19
-17
-20
-22
-22
-21
-22
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-24
-25
-22
0
250
350
300
150
400
300
200
200
200
200
250
400
500
500
700
650
50
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
50
0
1550
150
0
50
0
50
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-6-8-6-8-10-10-10-9-8-7-6-6-5-8-12-11-3-3-3-4-6-3-4-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-2-5-8-7-111122221122233420-1
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:01
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:02
7:00

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: clear
SHIP9220
61 km SSW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
62 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 265).
- km
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
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP7317
73 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP3034
73 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP2895
73 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
SHIP4763
73 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
SHIP5515
73 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).

* 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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