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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
5
WSW
5
NNE
25
E
30
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NE
 cm 
2
2
2
6
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
min°C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
chill°C 
-10
-10
-17
-19
-18
-17
-16
-21
-22
-21
-22
-20
-18
-14
-15
-15
-14
-12
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
150
0
150
50
0
0
50
0
0
200
150
300
450
350
Cloud base (m)
50
150
600
650
250
150
100
50
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-10-10-10-11-11-10-8-7-7-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-6-5-4-4-3-300-101110-100-2111232
Sunrise
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
Sunset
10:57
10:58
10:59
11:00
11:00
11:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
87 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b300E62S
100 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c299E62S
105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b299E62S
120 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b298E62S
120 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 215).
- 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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