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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
60
W
50
W
55
WSW
65
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
80
SW
95
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
NW
60
WSW
70
WSW
75
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
85
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
1
max °C
-8
-9
-11
-10
-3
-2
-2
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
min °C
-9
-11
-11
-11
-8
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-7
-3
-1
-5
-20
-24
-24
-24
-17
-10
-12
-13
-6
-8
-10
-13
-14
-20
-12
-8
-18
100
50
0
0
0
0
750
1500
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
150
150
200
200
150
50
50
50
50
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-11-11-6-2-2-11-1-2-3-3-5-2-1-3-4-6-7-7-30011-10-1-2-2-11-1010-1-1-110-3-301-1-1-1-10
Sunrise
10:00
10:02
10:03
10:06
10:07
Sunset
3:56
3:53
3:52
3:49
3:48
3:45

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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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