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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
200
150
200
50
200
150
150
150
50
50
100
50
km/h
25
NNW
35
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
20
S
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
55
SW
75
SW
60
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
7
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-23
-20
-17
-12
-7
-6
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-21
-22
-22
-24
-25
-24
-22
-19
-16
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-28
-35
-34
-36
-38
-36
-37
-31
-27
-20
-21
-22
-23
-21
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
Sunset
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-12°C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
50 minutes ago
-12°C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB303E63S
167 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 162).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
50 minutes ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB303E62S
225 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 141).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
50 minutes ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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