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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
NE
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
N
45
NE
35
NE
40
SE
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
E
 cm 
2
5
10
7
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
min°C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-13
chill°C 
-9
-14
-14
-16
-16
-13
-17
-18
-21
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-16
-18
-17
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
300
250
150
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
250
50
100
1700
1800
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-7-8-6-7-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-12-11-12-7-6-6-4-4-3-4-6-5-5-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-3-1-41210-1-111-2-2-2-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
3:35
3:33
3:31
3:29
3:26
3:24
Sunset
9:57
10:00
10:02
10:06
10:08
10:12

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
SHIP4219
34 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
17.7 km
ASCATC300E63S
60 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
64 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 31).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
SHIP2373
34 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
20.4 km
ASCATC300E63S
60 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
64 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 31).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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