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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
0
200
150
100
300
200
400
300
200
0
0
0
km/h
75
W
100
W
55
SW
10
S
15
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
85
WSW
100
WSW
100
SW
75
WSW
75
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-19
-11
-7
-5
-6
-7
-7
-10
-9
-7
min °C
-21
-26
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-16
-9
-8
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-40
-47
-47
-34
-33
-40
-39
-36
-35
-28
-18
-22
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-25-26-25-24-24-24-23-21-14-8-7-9-9-9-11-10-8-16-21-22-23-22-20-20-20-18-11-7-5-6-6-6-7-6-5-8-12-16-16-15-13-14-14-13-8-8-40-2-3-1-1-1
Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
Clouds dissolving.
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: few

* 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos