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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
km/h
60
SW
75
SW
95
SW
80
WSW
80
SW
70
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
40
WSW
35
W
50
NW
85
W
65
W
60
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
max °C
-4
-6
-8
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-7
-10
-8
-5
-5
-6
-5
min °C
-5
-8
-11
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-5
-4
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-5
-6
-7
-16
-22
-25
-24
-24
-23
-16
-14
-13
-12
-17
-23
-23
-21
-20
-14
-16
-16
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
150
50
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
150
0
250
50
100
50
50
50
0
0
50
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:49
9:52
9:55
9:56
10:00
10:02
Sunset
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56
3:53
3:52

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
Wind obs. (22 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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