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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NW
15
WNW
30
W
50
WNW
65
WNW
70
NNW
30
WNW
85
WSW
80
W
65
W
80
W
70
WNW
80
W
40
W
25
W
50
WSW
70
SW
60
WSW
55
W
1
1
1
1
8
1
max °C
-5
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-5
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
0
-3
-2
-3
-9
-9
-10
-11
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-13
-10
-10
-22
-22
-23
-24
600
400
650
1000
900
950
950
900
1250
1050
1600
1650
1550
1100
900
500
300
250
150
Cloud base (m)
300
50
150
0
50
0
0
50
50
50
1650
1200
50
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:18
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:58
9:54
9:52
9:50

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the W 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
SHIP2361
23 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Fog
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2254
23 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3639
23 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP3447
23 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
SHIP4438
23 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5553
23 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Fog
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1639
34 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7927
34 km E
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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