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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
W
30
WNW
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
NW
40
WNW
60
W
50
WSW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
WNW
65
W
85
W
105
WSW
85
WSW
4
1
3
7
6
16
2
2
1
2
7
3
max °C
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-1
-6
-9
-9
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-5
-5
-9
-10
-10
-14
-19
-19
-19
-20
-15
-14
-20
-21
-21
-20
-18
-15
-17
-24
-25
-24
400
550
450
450
350
700
900
600
300
300
300
250
500
1250
650
250
300
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:56
3:59
4:01
4:05
4:09
Sunset
10:24
10:22
10:20
10:17
10:15
10:12

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW 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
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.
40 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP4936
104 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
20.4 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP1849
107 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 350).
17.7 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP6916
245 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 40).
- km
SHIP2565
245 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 40).
SHIP4863
245 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
SHIP1
245 km SE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).

* 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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