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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
45
NW
110
W
45
WNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
5
4
4
6
max °C
-14
-12
-10
-8
-6
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
-4
-2
min °C
-15
-13
-12
-9
-7
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-7
-10
-8
-4
-5
-25
-22
-21
-17
-16
-12
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-22
-22
-17
-26
-18
-13
-11
0
0
0
0
100
550
500
500
500
700
600
350
250
400
150
300
400
1250
Cloud base (m)
200
100
200
200
200
0
200
0
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-11-9-7-4-5-4-5-6-7-10-10-7-9-8-4-4-12-10-9-6-4-2-3-3-3-2-3-5-6-4-6-4-10-5-3-6-111233343232224
Sunrise
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
5:26
Sunset
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:06
9:02
9:00

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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 -3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon 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
SHIP3987
57 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1485
57 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP2568
57 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4768
57 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6705
57 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7431
57 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5644
57 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP4987
57 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP8684
57 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1988
57 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° 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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