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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
 km/h
60
NNE
75
NE
80
E
55
SE
25
SW
15
WNW
50
N
65
N
70
NW
70
NW
65
NW
50
NW
95
NW
100
NW
65
NW
40
NW
25
W
45
W
7
12
11
1
8
8
1
2
7
2
3
1
1
max °C
-7
-6
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-5
-4
-7
-9
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-8
-4
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-19
-19
-26
-24
-20
-17
-22
-22
-18
-23
-23
-20
-16
-20
-22
-18
-16
-19
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
350
300
400
900
450
300
400
350
50
Cloud base (m)
300
650
100
300
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-10-11-11-10-9-9-8-10-10-7-4-8-9-8-8-8-5-5-8-8-7-7-6-5-4-5-5-30-4-4-4-4-511-2-2-2-2-102223432220
Sunrise
7:54
7:56
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:07
Sunset
6:07
6:04
6:00
5:57
5:53
5:51

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the NW 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 -4°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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
ASCATC301E63S
59 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the E
(68 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
71 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 57).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
Rain
69
Gales from the NE
(69 kph at 50).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 40).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the ENE
(70 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
83 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 58).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 70).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
93 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
101 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the ENE
(73 kph at 74).
- 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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