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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
65
SW
10
S
15
W
25
SW
25
WSW
50
NW
50
W
15
WNW
55
N
80
WNW
95
WNW
50
W
65
W
80
WSW
50
WNW
90
W
110
WNW
85
W
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Snowflake cm
3
1
11
1
3
3
8
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-3
-5
-6
-3
-5
-6
-10
-8
-8
-4
-7
-9
-10
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-6
-8
-11
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-24
-14
-16
-18
-16
-14
-15
-12
-13
-18
-22
-23
-20
-23
-20
-23
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
1450
300
200
100
300
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-13-12-9-8-8-8-7-9-12-15-13-13-10-13-14-14-11-10-10-9-8-5-6-6-4-6-7-11-8-9-6-8-9-10-3-6-7-6-6-2-2-3110-3-1-10-1-2-3
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
Sunset
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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.
2 hours 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
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c299E62S
96 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c301E62S
115 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c300E62S
125 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c298E62S
136 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c299E61S
163 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c301E61S
164 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c297E62S
175 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- 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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