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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
200
50
200
150
km/h
45
W
10
WNW
25
NE
60
NNE
35
N
35
N
10
E
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
30
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
16
13
18
2
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-11
-10
-11
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-11
-11
-11
-7
-4
-3
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-12
-11
-15
-16
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-12
-12
-13
-9
-6
-4
 chill °C
-20
-16
-17
-25
-22
-25
-22
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-21
-23
-23
-18
-14
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-12-11-13-16-18-18-17-17-15-12-12-12-8-5-4-6-8-8-10-8-11-15-15-15-15-15-13-9-9-10-7-5-4-1-4-8-7-2-6-11-10-11-10-10-8-7-8-9-5-5-7
Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
Sunset
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
87
Stormy winds from the NW
(87 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E57S
629 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c295E57S
635 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- 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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