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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
SW
35
WSW
15
NE
15
ESE
25
SW
45
SW
10
SSW
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
50
NE
70
ENE
40
E
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
7
14
15
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
-18
-19
-15
-12
-20
-20
-12
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
-17
-17
-14
-16
-19
-22
50
100
50
0
0
100
0
100
50
400
250
50
300
350
600
500
150
0
Cloud base (m)
50
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-9-9-8-7-6-6-7-8-7-7-5-6-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-7-5-5-4-3-4-5-4-4-2-2-5-611100-1-11121122321-1
Sunrise
4:48
4:50
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
Sunset
9:37
9:35
9:30
9:28
9:24
9:22

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the ENE by Mon 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
SHIP6566
36 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
42
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB298E62S
123 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 240).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2009
91 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7738
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2731
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5815
91 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C

* 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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