Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
60
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
15
S
5
WSW
5
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
2
22
3
1
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-24
-23
-23
-22
-16
-12
-19
-17
-17
-16
-14
-10
-11
250
350
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
150
250
0
300
400
0
Cloud base (m)
350
1550
400
100
250
450
1150
1650
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-9-8-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-9-8-7-6-7-4-4-5-5-5-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-4-3-3-422-110-1-1-1-100-112122-1
Sunrise
2:56
2:56
2:57
2:58
2:59
3:00
Sunset
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:00
11:00

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP1846
83 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
SHIP8084
83 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3131
83 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1152
83 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP4441
83 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2478
83 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5704
83 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
SHIP3607
83 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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