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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
35
W
45
NW
35
W
45
S
25
WSW
45
WSW
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
55
SW
55
SW
25
S
35
SW
35
SSW
80
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
9
6
2
1
1
6
max °C
-11
-9
-13
-12
-13
-15
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-16
-14
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
min °C
-12
-10
-15
-14
-14
-17
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-19
-15
-13
-15
-12
-8
-7
-23
-20
-28
-27
-26
-29
-28
-32
-34
-33
-33
-33
-29
-26
-25
-23
-18
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
50
1650
50
50
200
50
100
50
0
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-14-13-14-16-20-21-22-21-20-18-15-13-14-11-8-6-8-5-11-9-10-12-15-16-17-18-17-16-13-10-10-9-5-4-20-4-5-5-6-8-9-11-11-11-12-11-7-5-6-4-2
Sunrise
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
Sunset
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-1° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
27 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC304E63S
203 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
210 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC305E62S
238 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 318).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
1.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
ASCATC305E63S
242 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 341).
- 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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