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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
km/h
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
60
SW
80
SW
55
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
70
NW
20
SW
40
SSW
90
SW
125
W
125
W
125
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
7
1
7
0.1
max °C
-18
-14
-12
-10
-3
0
2
2
2
2
-1
-6
-6
-5
-1
-2
-10
min °C
-18
-17
-13
-11
-8
0
1
1
1
1
-4
-7
-6
-7
-1
-4
-13
-31
-29
-21
-20
-17
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-14
-16
-15
-20
-13
-18
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
1950
2200
1850
2400
1400
250
300
0
1500
1400
50
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
150
50
0
250
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
Sunset
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSW
(81 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
hy2c308E60S
568 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the S
(71 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c309E60S
574 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 195).
- km
hy2c310E61S
576 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 198).
- 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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