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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
40
SSE
35
SSE
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
35
NNE
50
N
45
N
55
NNE
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1
6
max °C
-15
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
min °C
-17
-14
-13
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-30
-26
-20
-15
-18
-20
-22
-23
-20
-14
-13
-16
-15
-14
-15
-20
-20
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
2050
2450
250
150
250
250
200
200
150
200
200
250
300
250
150
150
50
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Sunrise
9:03
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:15
Sunset
4:49
4:45
4:44
4:40
4:37
4:35

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NNE by Sat 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
85
Severe gales from the SSW
(85 kph at 200).
0.1 km
SHIP1967
655 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
SHIP9692
657 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP11926
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6816
657 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
SHIP10085
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11533
657 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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