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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
km/h
105
SW
100
SW
90
WSW
60
SW
50
WSW
20
S
40
SW
65
SSW
45
SSW
15
WSW
50
ESE
40
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
SW
55
SW
60
SW
70
SW
75
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
0.1
0.2
max °C
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
-19
-16
-12
-11
-11
-15
-15
-12
-8
-4
1
3
2
2
min °C
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-20
-20
-14
-12
-14
-16
-15
-15
-10
-6
-1
2
2
0
-37
-35
-36
-32
-31
-31
-34
-28
-24
-25
-30
-28
-25
-20
-16
-11
-6
-7
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2100
2250
1850
Cloud base (m)
350
50
150
350
200
100
300
350
400
150
350
700
200
150
250
50
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:32
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
Sunset
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Tue 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
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2c302E63S
83 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 248).
- km
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
31 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
hy2c299E62S
96 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c301E62S
114 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c300E62S
126 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 248).
- 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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