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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
30
WNW
40
NNW
50
W
40
SSW
30
SW
50
SW
15
E
15
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
25
S
25
WSW
30
SW
75
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
6
5
2
1
1
6
max °C
-7
-5
-9
-8
-9
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-12
-9
-8
-8
-4
-3
min °C
-9
-5
-12
-9
-11
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-14
-11
-11
-10
-6
-4
-18
-14
-24
-19
-22
-21
-21
-24
-23
-25
-25
-28
-27
-22
-20
-19
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
50
1650
50
50
200
50
100
50
0
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-14-13-14-16-20-21-22-21-20-18-15-13-14-11-8-6-8-5-11-9-10-12-15-16-17-18-17-16-13-10-10-9-5-4-20-4-5-5-6-8-9-11-11-11-12-11-7-5-6-4-2
Sunrise
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
Sunset
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu 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
ASCATC301E63S
53 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
59 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
63 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 253).
- km
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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC302E63S
84 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
87 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
88 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
121 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 274).
- 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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