Needle Peak (Antarctica) weather
– Lat/Long: 62.73° S 60.18° W

Needle Peak (Antarctica)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
1
1
2
1
2
1
6
2
2
2
3
2
max °C
-4
-5
-3
-1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-13
-14
-13
-8
-6
-5
-4
-9
-6
-5
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-11
-13
0
0
0
0
250
500
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
150
100
100
100
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-4-2000-2-2-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-6
Sunrise
8:41
8:44
8:47
8:49
8:52
Sunset
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:00

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Needle Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Needle Peak (Antarctica) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Needle Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Needle Peak (Antarctica) at the specific elevation of 370 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Needle Peak (Antarctica). 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
37 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
86 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
87 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
95 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
96 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
133 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
177 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Light snow.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
0.1 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
681 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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