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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
70
NNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
60
WNW
40
NNW
55
NNW
55
W
55
W
55
W
35
WNW
35
NNW
50
NNW
40
N
30
NE
25
ENE
25
E
6
7
2
1
2
max °C
2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-9
-8
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
min °C
1
-2
-5
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-8
-9
-9
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-12
-15
-12
-12
-17
-14
-14
-20
-21
-21
-18
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
1850
1550
850
900
950
750
650
950
400
300
350
450
900
1300
1350
1150
950
600
Cloud base (m)
400
400
100
50
100
400
50
250
50
4400
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:45
6:48
Sunset
7:44
7:39
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:27

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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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
7° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
102
Extremely windy from the NW
(102 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP164
307 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
SHIP22
307 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
SHIP2569
307 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 10).

* 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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