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

Needle Peak (Antarctica)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
250
350
300
500
200
150
km/h
5
E
10
SW
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
10
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
70
WSW
65
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
25
NE
75
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
16
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-12
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-13
-13
-13
-16
-14
-11
-16
 chill °C
-6
-12
-12
-10
-10
-12
-12
-14
-14
-8
-11
-27
-28
-27
-27
-22
-20
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-5-5-4-5-4-5-4-4-4-10-13-13-15-14-11-14
Sunrise
8:11
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:58
7:54
Sunset
5:52
5:55
5:59
6:00
6:04
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Needle Peak (Antarctica) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
86 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
87 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
95 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
96 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
177 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
681 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
844 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
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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