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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
30
NW
75
NW
70
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
70
W
65
W
45
NW
110
NW
105
WNW
70
WSW
1
3
12
1
4
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-4
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-5
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-16
-16
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-17
-19
-19
-22
-22
-20
-18
-22
-24
-22
150
300
250
100
250
250
500
800
1350
700
600
450
400
450
550
350
300
250
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
400
100
50
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-7-6-5-3-3-7-7-9-9-8-6-8-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-3-2-11-2-3-4-4-4-2-5-5-5220111234433334322
Sunrise
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
5:43
5:47
Sunset
8:52
8:50
8:46
8:44
8:39
8:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
Mist
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
4.0 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.
SHIP3502
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5089
79 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
SHIP1783
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5589
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP4023
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP6688
79 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3299
79 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5248
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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