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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
75
SW
50
W
45
WNW
70
WSW
70
WSW
35
SSW
30
SW
65
WSW
75
SW
75
WSW
100
WSW
120
WSW
105
SW
115
SW
75
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
-3
-4
-5
-13
-12
-10
-7
-4
-2
min °C
0
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-13
-13
-14
-10
-8
-5
-3
-10
-9
-15
-14
-15
-14
-11
-13
-13
-14
-16
-30
-30
-32
-24
-17
-11
-12
0
0
1350
500
150
0
0
0
1500
0
550
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
50
50
100
100
100
100
50
0
100
100
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-3-3-4-5-4-3-1-3-4-9-13-13-10-8-5-311-1-2-2-3-2-10-2-2-6-9-9-7-7-4-3-1-110-1-2-1-2-1-120-1-2-4-6-5-4
Sunrise
10:03
10:06
10:07
10:10
10:11
10:14
Sunset
3:49
3:48
3:45
3:44
3:41
3:41

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC300E63S
56 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
59 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
68 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
74 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 261).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
1.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB302E63S
84 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 242).
- 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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