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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 12 Jun 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 -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
25
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
WNW
45
NW
20
SW
30
S
25
SW
45
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
3
10
7
2
2
max °C
-14
-14
-13
-10
-9
-12
-12
-13
-15
-18
-20
-22
-22
-21
-17
-14
-12
-7
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-11
-10
-14
-12
-14
-17
-19
-21
-23
-22
-22
-21
-15
-14
-10
-24
-26
-27
-22
-19
-25
-22
-26
-30
-27
-30
-32
-34
-35
-34
-27
-25
-18
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
150
1500
150
0
600
50
0
200
200
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-11-10-13-12-14-16-19-21-23-22-22-19-15-13-9-11-11-10-7-5-10-8-10-13-14-17-18-18-19-17-14-10-7-4-3-3-20-4-4-5-6-8-10-11-12-13-15-12-7-9
Sunrise
10:30
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26

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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 -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: 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
-6° C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: clear
hy2b299E62S
98 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b298E62S
116 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b299E61S
160 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 205).
- km
hy2b297E62S
164 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 220).
- km
hy2b297E63S
175 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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