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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
0
0
50
400
0
km/h
40
ENE
25
NE
30
E
45
E
25
E
15
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
W
55
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
3
2
1
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-2
-5
-5
-5
-7
-9
-11
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-10
-20
 chill °C
-12
-12
-16
-17
-16
-14
-17
-17
-8
-9
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-22
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-9-9-10-11-11-9-7-5-5-9-9-10-11-13-19-4-4-6-7-7-8-8-7-4-3-4-6-6-6-7-10-16-1-1-2-3-5-5-4-3-5-6-7-5-2-1-2-4-8
Sunrise
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
Sunset
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
8.0 km
High: few
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
51 minutes ago
-5°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
51 minutes ago
-7°C
Fog
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
51 minutes ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
51 minutes ago
-1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast

* 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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