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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
N
55
NNE
30
N
15
W
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
1
4
max °C
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
3
4
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
3
3
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-11
-17
-13
-9
-13
-14
-13
-10
-9
-9
-7
-2
-2
500
300
400
0
200
400
350
350
400
700
500
450
200
0
1000
1600
1700
2450
2750
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
50
100
700
150
100
0
50
100
100
1850
450
500
6350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
Sunset
8:14
8:09
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
61 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 319).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC301E63S
78 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 310).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
89 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
126 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
133 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
143 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 271).
- 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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