Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 01 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
55
SW
45
WSW
3
3
max °C
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-16
-16
-14
-12
-10
-13
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-17
-19
0
50
50
0
0
100
0
100
150
100
200
200
300
250
550
1100
550
550
400
Cloud base (m)
0
200
100
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-8-7-7-6-6-7-5-4-3-5-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-4-2-1-2-3-4000-1110111111223333
Sunrise
4:41
4:43
4:48
4:50
4:54
4:56
Sunset
9:44
9:40
9:37
9:35
9:30
9:28

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

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
SHIP3053
36 km ESE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
ASCATC303E63S
173 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC304E63S
198 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
217 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 254).
- km
SHIP3392
44 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6993
44 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP5756
166 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
SHIP3058
166 km ESE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2798
166 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
ASCATC303E63S
174 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 253).
- 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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