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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
50
300
400
250
300
250
0
0
50
200
50
1650
km/h
10
S
15
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
55
SW
90
WSW
85
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
50
W
20
SW
35
SSE
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
4
3
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-16
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-9
-11
-11
-16
-23
-19
-17
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-11
-7
-8
-5
-7
-11
-11
-12
-24
-25
-21
-18
 chill °C
-33
-33
-38
-38
-36
-32
-22
-20
-22
-17
-19
-25
-24
-24
-39
-37
-34
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-24-23-23-19-10-7-7-5-6-10-11-12-20-24-20-18-23-22-20-20-20-17-9-6-6-2-3-6-8-7-16-19-18-15-16-16-13-14-13-12-9-8-3-2-2-1-1-1-9-11-11-10
Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
Sunset
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
44 minutes ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
58 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
68 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 103).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
44 minutes ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
10.0 km
High: scattered
ASCATB302E63S
82 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 111).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
44 minutes ago
-14°C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB300E63S
87 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
88 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
94 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 120).
- 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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