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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 28 Dec 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 Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
35
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
20
W
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
15
SSW
1
2
4
1
1
2
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-13
-8
-18
-20
-19
-15
-14
250
350
0
250
350
0
300
450
600
100
0
0
0
50
0
100
150
0
Cloud base (m)
0
6900
650
300
2000
550
1500
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-7-8-9-10-10-9-8-4-3-4-3-3-4-2-1-2-3-3-4-5-5-7-7-6-522-112011100-100-111-2
Sunrise
3:00
3:01
3:03
3:05
3:08
3:10
Sunset
11:00
11:00
11:00
10:59
10:58
10:55

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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 Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: clear
SHIP5438
57 km ENE
3m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5296
76 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
0.0 km
SHIP5293
79 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP4944
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° 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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