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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
S
10
S
30
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
75
SW
55
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
50
WNW
55
SW
55
SSW
75
SW
125
W
125
W
120
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
10
7
1
8
10
2
max °C
-14
-12
-10
-3
0
2
3
1
0
-2
-6
-4
-1
-1
-4
-6
-8
-9
-10
min °C
-17
-13
-11
-8
0
1
1
0
-1
-5
-6
-5
-4
-3
-6
-7
-9
-9
-13
-30
-20
-21
-17
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-14
-17
-15
-14
-16
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
0
0
0
0
0
1850
2150
1800
1400
1000
200
200
0
1400
600
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
50
0
0
100
0
100
400
50
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-11-60221-1-4-6-5-3-2-5-7-9-9-12-13-10-9-513420-1-3-211-3-5-6-7-9-9-9-7-5013222111330-1-2-5
Sunrise
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:55
Sunset
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01
4:00
3:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours 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
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC302E63S
122 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
134 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
147 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
164 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 204).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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