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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
 km/h
50
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
55
WNW
25
NW
20
NNE
110
ENE
85
ENE
75
NE
65
ENE
60
ESE
65
ESE
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSW
2
3
16
6
6
2
1
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-15
-14
-17
-19
-19
-19
-16
-12
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-16
-17
-18
-17
850
750
750
600
600
550
250
600
0
0
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
550
0
50
550
100
650
250
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-6-7-7-8-8-6-7-8-8-10-10-9-8-10-10-6-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-2-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-7-7-543343222-1-1111-1-2-1-3-2
Sunrise
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
Sunset
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:34
6:30
6:27

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB306E64S
349 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB307E64S
364 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB307E63S
384 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB308E63S
400 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB308E64S
405 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB309E63S
441 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 44).
- 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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