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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NNE
25
NNE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
75
ENE
55
E
50
E
80
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
 cm 
5
2
2
10
13
8
15
1
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
min°C
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
chill°C 
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-17
-18
-20
-22
-21
-17
-16
-12
-10
-14
-12
-12
-18
Freezing level (m
200
150
100
100
400
450
50
150
50
100
250
150
200
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
500
600
350
550
2050
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-6-5-5-7-8-9-9-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-5-5-4-3-2-3-5-5-6-6-4-4-4-3-4-5-5-7111121110111220-10-1
Sunrise
2:58
2:57
2:56
2:55
2:55
2:54
Sunset
10:50
10:51
10:52
10:54
10:55
10:57

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB302E63S
88 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 96).
- km
hy2b302E63S
93 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 105).
- km
hy2b300E62S
115 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 68).
- km
hy2b301E62S
128 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 52).
- km
hy2b299E62S
129 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
- 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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