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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
100
0
50
0
300
250
300
50
100
200
250
200
150
150
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
NW
30
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
10
NW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
45
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
1
4
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-14
-14
-18
-18
-13
-6
-6
-5
-3
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-14
-16
-21
-19
-15
-9
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-25
-24
-24
-24
-21
-26
-26
-26
-29
-30
-27
-31
-26
-19
-14
-16
-16
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
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
Sunset
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu night). 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.
1 hour 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
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
8.0 km
High: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour 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
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
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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