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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
0
150
0
50
100
150
200
150
100
150
100
100
150
km/h
15
SSW
10
W
45
WSW
55
W
60
SW
75
WSW
35
SW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
55
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-15
-17
-20
-17
-12
-6
-4
-5
-2
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-16
-15
-13
-13
-14
-15
-19
-21
-19
-14
-9
-5
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
 chill °C
-25
-19
-25
-26
-28
-31
-26
-30
-30
-25
-20
-13
-14
-11
-11
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
Sunset
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs)
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 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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