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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
50
WNW
65
WNW
75
NNW
45
NW
85
WSW
80
W
65
W
80
W
70
W
50
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
80
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
45
WSW
2
2
7
max °C
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
0
0
-1
0
0
-4
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
0
-1
0
-1
-9
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-15
-14
-17
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
-8
-10
-22
-23
-22
-23
650
950
900
950
950
700
1350
1100
1650
1600
1400
1700
1750
400
250
300
150
Cloud base (m)
0
150
400
0
0
0
50
0
250
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-3-4-3-2-100-10-1-7-10-10-11-2-10-1-1-11132133-4-6-5-634444344542452221
Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:58
9:54
9:52
9:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
moderate rain
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog -.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Mist
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP7750
140 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3800
141 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP9280
141 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2496
141 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP5640
141 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2021
141 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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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