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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
45
E
55
E
35
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
45
NNE
60
NNE
50
NNE
15
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
 cm 
3
3
10
3
5
2
2
5
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
min°C
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-4
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
chill°C 
-19
-21
-19
-12
-11
-13
-12
-13
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-15
-19
-19
-19
-18
Freezing level (m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
350
550
900
700
300
350
200
250
150
Cloud base (m)
0
400
50
100
100
100
100
50
0
650
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-7-7-7-6-6-5-4-4-3-4-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-10-2-3-4-4-5-5-10-101-1011122112111
Sunrise
3:03
3:02
3:00
3:00
2:59
2:58
Sunset
10:38
10:40
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 100).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 120).
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP5727
216 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
SHIP6995
216 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2189
216 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2267
216 km SSW
3m alt.
2 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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