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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
S
3
1
2
4
1
6
1
1
3
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-16
-15
-14
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-17
-18
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-18
-16
200
550
300
100
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-9-10-11-11-11-11-12-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-4-3-3-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-10221000-1-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-5
Sunrise
8:44
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
8:56
Sunset
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00
4:58
4:54

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2910
599 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° 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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