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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
25
SW
30
WSW
15
ENE
10
ESE
25
WSW
40
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
50
NE
3
1
4
2
1
5
3
1
1
8
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-18
-18
-11
-14
-20
-20
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-17
-18
-17
-16
-10
-13
50
150
50
0
0
100
0
250
400
600
600
150
150
350
300
300
300
450
Cloud base (m)
100
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-9-9-7-6-5-5-6-7-8-8-8-8-6-5-6-7-6-6-7-7-5-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-4-2111000012331222222
Sunrise
4:48
4:50
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
Sunset
9:37
9:35
9:30
9:28
9:24
9:22

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP2346
91 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP3494
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP10741
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6630
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5765
91 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP10217
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2131
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6078
91 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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