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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
90
WSW
60
SW
50
WSW
20
S
50
SSW
50
SW
40
SSW
5
W
35
ESE
45
SW
35
S
20
S
35
W
55
SW
40
SSW
55
SW
65
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
max °C
-17
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-17
-16
-13
-11
-9
-4
-1
0
1
min °C
-18
-17
-15
-19
-19
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-11
-11
-8
-2
0
1
-36
-32
-29
-30
-33
-30
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-20
-22
-19
-10
-8
-8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1950
Cloud base (m)
300
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100
100
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Sunrise
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
Sunset
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2761
924 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° 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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