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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
45
NE
45
E
45
SE
10
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
E
25
E
25
SE
 cm 
10
14
7
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
min°C
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
chill°C 
-17
-21
-21
-15
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-17
-17
-19
-23
-24
-23
-11
-20
-23
Freezing level (m
250
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
1750
500
50
0
500
350
150
150
100
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-9-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-13-11-11-12-4-6-6-5-6-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-8-7-91-2-111-3-2-2-3-2-2-5-2-1-4-2-1-3
Sunrise
3:31
3:29
3:26
3:24
3:21
3:18
Sunset
10:02
10:06
10:08
10:12
10:15
10:17

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed night). 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3214
92 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2805
92 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6260
92 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5456
92 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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