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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
0
NNW
0
S
5
WSW
10
NW
30
N
45
N
15
NNW
10
NW
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
40
NE
25
NE
10
S
40
W
25
WNW
45
WSW
 cm 
2
8
2
6
11
16
3
6
1
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
min°C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
chill°C 
-10
-14
-14
-14
-17
-18
-13
-11
-15
-17
-18
-17
-16
-19
-19
-16
-23
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
50
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-11-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-13-13-12-13-10-10-10-10-9-8-7-6-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-8-9-7-8-9-9-5-2-1-2-1-3-4-5-5-7-4-3-3
Sunrise
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
Sunset
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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