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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
70
NW
95
NNW
85
NNW
70
W
70
WSW
50
W
25
NNW
40
N
45
NNE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
N
25
ENE
10
NNE
20
NW
5
NNE
20
E
25
SSW
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2
5
15
8
2
1
1
3
3
1
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-3
-3
-9
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-22
-27
-28
-27
-21
-22
-21
-19
-19
-22
-21
-18
-21
-17
-25
-25
0
150
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
100
350
200
250
0
1650
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Sunrise
9:15
9:18
9:22
9:23
9:26
9:30
Sunset
4:35
4:31
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:22

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
61 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
71 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
76 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
77 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 5).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
rain showers
Light rain and snow showers.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB300E62S
82 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
82 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 46).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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