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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
250
150
100
200
250
300
350
350
300
200
km/h
55
SW
60
WSW
75
W
50
WNW
50
W
70
W
80
W
75
W
55
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
40
WSW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-9
-10
-12
-15
-21
-25
-24
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-18
-16
-12
-6
min °C
-5
-7
-10
-11
-14
-20
-21
-28
-28
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-16
-12
-11
 chill °C
-16
-18
-24
-22
-28
-38
-40
-49
-48
-38
-34
-38
-37
-35
-33
-27
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
Sunset
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 340 degs)
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB303E62S
154 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 236).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB304E62S
202 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 242).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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