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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
100
0
200
150
350
250
450
450
200
km/h
60
SW
60
W
70
W
45
WNW
55
W
70
W
80
W
80
W
55
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-9
-10
-12
-15
-21
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-22
-20
-18
-16
-13
-9
min °C
-4
-8
-11
-11
-15
-19
-21
-28
-28
-25
-25
-25
-23
-21
-20
-17
-15
-12
 chill °C
-14
-20
-24
-22
-30
-36
-40
-49
-47
-36
-36
-40
-38
-35
-32
-27
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-10-11-14-17-21-26-27-25-25-25-23-21-19-17-14-11-2-4-7-7-10-14-18-21-22-22-22-22-20-18-17-15-12-10-4-5-4-3-4-6-10-12-14-16-15-16-15-14-14-12-11-11
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
Sunset
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC297E63S
171 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 237).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC296E63S
181 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
196 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- 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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