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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
NW
55
NNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
NW
20
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
20
N
20
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
80
WNW
80
W
10
1
6
7
1
9
6
2
6
max °C
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-7
-7
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-18
-18
-20
-20
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-19
-20
-17
-16
-20
-20
-24
-25
400
350
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
450
350
250
300
150
250
250
100
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
50
0
50
0
100
100
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-6-8-9-9-9-8-9-10-11-3-3-6-6-5-6-5-4-3-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-722-1-1-1-2-201332111221
Sunrise
8:18
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
Sunset
5:37
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
Mist -.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB299E62S
95 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
100 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
104 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
119 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
122 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
127 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB300E61S
138 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 6).
- 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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