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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 03 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
25
NW
20
WNW
40
NW
50
W
50
W
55
W
65
W
65
W
40
W
45
NW
50
NW
80
WNW
80
WSW
60
WSW
55
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
70
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
0.1
0.2
max °C
-2
1
0
-1
-1
2
2
3
2
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
1
2
2
-1
0
0
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-10
-6
-8
-10
-12
-7
-6
-6
-9
-8
-8
-17
-17
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
450
1800
1650
1150
1450
2100
2150
2150
1950
1600
1750
1050
0
0
0
700
1100
650
Cloud base (m)
100
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100
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200
150
6200
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200
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2100
50
0
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Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:19
10:21
10:22
10:23
Sunset
3:38
3:37
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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