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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
200
2050
500
100
100
100
150
150
100
km/h
75
NE
40
NNW
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
S
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
45
WSW
40
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
5
N
15
W
40
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
16
12
15
4
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-10
-11
-12
-11
-6
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
min °C
-10
-7
-9
-13
-14
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-13
-13
-9
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-24
-17
-20
-18
-23
-23
-24
-20
-21
-22
-21
-19
-17
-12
-5
-7
-9
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-12-15-16-17-17-15-14-16-16-14-9-5-3-3-2-2-9-7-8-13-14-14-15-13-11-11-13-12-8-4-3-2-1-1-5-1-5-10-10-10-9-9-7-4-9-12-7-6-7-5-4-3
Sunrise
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
Sunset
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

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
ASCATB301E63S
56 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the ENE
(79 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
61 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
68 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the ENE
(77 kph at 76).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 60).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB299E62S
84 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 67).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
87 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the E
(77 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
101 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the ENE
(82 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
105 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
- 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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