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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
250
50
50
250
200
150
50
1700
200
100
50
0
50
km/h
20
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
20
S
30
W
35
SSW
35
SW
25
S
45
SW
75
SW
60
SW
30
SW
70
SW
55
SW
0
NNE
25
SSE
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-18
-13
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-18
-19
-14
min °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-16
-13
-8
-10
-13
-12
-13
-16
-19
-20
-19
 chill °C
-35
-34
-34
-36
-37
-33
-28
-24
-18
-24
-24
-22
-27
-29
-30
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-24-24-22-19-15-11-8-10-12-12-13-15-19-20-17-19-21-21-19-17-16-13-8-5-7-8-9-10-11-14-15-14-11-12-13-12-11-10-7-7-5-4-5-5-4-4-8-9-7
Sunrise
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
Sunset
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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