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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 10 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
km/h
105
WNW
80
WNW
35
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
10
WNW
30
ESE
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
1
2
2
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-28
-26
-23
-22
-22
-22
-26
-26
-24
-24
-20
-28
-27
-28
-26
-28
-27
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
150
150
1500
200
150
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:26
10:27
10:30
10:30
10:32
10:33
Sunset
3:30
3:30
3:29
3:29
3:27
3:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Clouds dissolving.
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB297E62S
178 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB298E61S
187 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB296E62S
225 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the NW
(68 kph at 312).
- 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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