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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
50
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
60
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
45
SW
80
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-19
-21
-21
-19
-17
-13
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-6
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-14
-14
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-18
-16
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-10
-5
-3
-5
-27
-27
-31
-29
-29
-32
-34
-32
-31
-26
-24
-25
-24
-22
-19
-13
-12
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
0
100
50
50
200
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26

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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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW 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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
83
Severe gales from the SW
(83 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
85
Severe gales from the SW
(85 kph at 220).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
89
Stormy winds from the SW
(89 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB294E61S
384 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 228).
- 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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