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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
km/h
45
WSW
45
SSW
80
SW
85
SW
80
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
45
WNW
35
W
10
NW
35
E
25
SE
25
S
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
11
2
5
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-5
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-15
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-19
-16
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-23
-22
-22
-20
-17
-16
-27
-25
-25
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-14-15-15-15-5-3-2-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-8-12-16-15-15-1-2-2-20-2-10-1-10-1-1-7-12-14-14-10
Sunrise
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
29 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Snow grains.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Low: 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
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: clear
hy2b308E60S
514 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b309E60S
552 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 265).
- 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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