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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
NE
75
NE
75
E
55
ESE
30
WSW
25
NW
50
N
80
N
65
NNW
75
NW
80
NW
55
NW
90
NNW
90
NW
100
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
5
12
8
2
10
4
3
4
3
3
4
max °C
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-4
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-4
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-20
-21
-26
-19
-20
-19
-22
-21
-20
-22
-22
-19
-16
-21
-23
-20
-19
-16
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
350
300
500
800
500
450
350
150
0
Cloud base (m)
450
1850
50
0
0
50
350
0
0
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
7:56
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:07
Sunset
6:07
6:04
6:00
5:57
5:53
5:51

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
7.0 km
Low: broken
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).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
0.0 km
ASCATB291E67S
630 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC291E67S
638 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB290E66S
639 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC290E66S
647 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ENE
(56 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB290E67S
648 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB289E66S
654 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 48).
- 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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