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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 10 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
40
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
NNW
40
ESE
40
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
ENE
30
E
20
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
3
5
1
2
1
max °C
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-19
-18
-17
-15
-10
min °C
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-20
-17
-16
-14
-23
-21
-19
-20
-23
-26
-26
-24
-21
-26
-25
-24
-25
-30
-31
-30
-30
-28
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
250
150
50
0
1600
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-14-14-14-14-14-13-12-13-15-15-16-18-19-19-17-16-12-8-9-10-10-11-11-10-10-8-9-11-12-12-14-14-15-14-13-9-2-3-6-5-4-4-3-4-2-4-4-7-7-6-6-7-8-11-7
Sunrise
10:27
10:30
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:30
3:29
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun 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
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB300E63S
48 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 291).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
ASCATB301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 286).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
ASCATB299E63S
79 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 281).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few

* 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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