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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
200
250
250
150
200
150
200
150
100
100
100
100
100
100
km/h
30
SW
30
SSW
80
WSW
45
S
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
70
WSW
70
SW
50
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-14
-12
-16
-16
-13
-10
-8
-4
-3
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-7
-8
-7
min °C
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-12
-9
-6
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-6
-9
-8
-7
 chill °C
-29
-27
-30
-26
-28
-25
-22
-18
-12
-9
-9
-12
-12
-11
-14
-20
-17
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-14-17-17-14-11-9-5-3-1-2-2-2-5-8-8-7-15-14-11-13-14-13-10-8-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-6-6-5-9-8-6-7-12-12-9-8-8-6-5-3-3-3-4-4-3-4
Sunrise
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
Sunset
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45

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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 -4°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
1.5 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC291E61S
514 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC290E63S
528 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 239).
- 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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