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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
45
NNW
50
NW
55
NW
80
NW
80
NNW
80
NW
95
NW
50
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
120
NW
70
NW
45
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NE
2
2
9
1
2
1
2
4
4
1
3
3
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-4
-4
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-3
-1
-5
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-7
-4
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-20
-20
-21
-18
-16
-23
-22
-19
-15
-16
-21
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-15
-15
150
250
250
650
1000
350
550
350
350
0
500
850
1400
600
500
350
150
50
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
200
50
50
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-6-4-9-8-8-8-8-7-4-3-5-6-7-8-7-6-4-5-5-2-1-4-4-4-4-3-310-2-3-3-4-3-3222333322133532210-1
Sunrise
8:02
8:04
8:07
8:10
8:12
8:15
Sunset
5:57
5:53
5:51
5:47
5:45
5:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
40 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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