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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
80
ESE
55
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
WNW
 cm 
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
min°C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
chill°C 
-22
-21
-19
-15
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
-18
-16
-16
-18
-20
-21
-19
Freezing level (m
100
100
100
150
200
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
150
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
200
50
0
400
550
1300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-8-7-8-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-10-11-11-11-6-6-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-6-6-5-5-6-7-8-711111-1-1-1-2-11011-200-1
Sunrise
2:55
2:55
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
Sunset
10:54
10:55
10:57
10:58
10:59
11:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). 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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
40 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 130).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
hy2b301E63S
80 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 128).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
88 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 128).
- km
SHIP8084
102 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2954
102 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2228
102 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C

* 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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