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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
70
W
70
W
60
W
40
WNW
30
NNW
60
N
65
N
20
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
35
NW
55
N
65
WNW
60
WNW
65
NW
45
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
 cm 
3
3
5
1.0
1.0
5
3
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-7
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-8
-7
-2
-3
-1
1
min°C
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
-8
-3
-2
-1
chill°C 
-23
-21
-17
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-14
-14
-21
-20
-18
-20
-12
-11
-10
Freezing level (m
100
250
500
650
600
1050
1300
400
100
600
550
400
300
350
250
900
1300
1650
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
100
700
50
100
100
350
0
100
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
Sunset
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
50 minutes ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
29 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b306E63S
333 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b307E63S
362 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 252).
- 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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