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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
30
N
35
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
50
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
ESE
3
2
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-5
-7
-8
-10
-13
-12
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-16
-15
-15
-15
-12
-16
-16
-14
-18
350
550
450
350
300
50
150
250
250
150
300
200
450
950
500
450
250
0
Cloud base (m)
400
150
600
350
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:03
3:05
3:08
3:10
3:12
3:14
Sunset
11:00
10:59
10:58
10:55
10:54
10:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun 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 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
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7742
208 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3635
208 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7155
208 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5318
208 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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