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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
45
NE
45
E
45
SE
10
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
E
25
E
25
SE
 cm 
10
14
7
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
min°C
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
chill°C 
-17
-21
-21
-15
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-17
-17
-19
-23
-24
-23
-11
-20
-23
Freezing level (m
250
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
1750
500
50
0
500
350
150
150
100
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-9-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-13-11-11-12-4-6-6-5-6-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-8-7-91-2-111-3-2-2-3-2-2-5-2-1-4-2-1-3
Sunrise
3:31
3:29
3:26
3:24
3:21
3:18
Sunset
10:02
10:06
10:08
10:12
10:15
10:17

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
36 minutes ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
36 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
36 minutes ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
36 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 220).
0.0 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
36 minutes ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: overcast
SHIP7098
249 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP8703
249 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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