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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
0
50
50
0
100
100
km/h
35
SW
55
SW
30
W
45
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
90
WNW
45
W
35
W
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
10
1
7
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-4
-5
-3
-1
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
min °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-12
 chill °C
-10
-13
-13
-15
-13
-14
-15
-16
-13
-13
-10
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-8-8-6-4-6-7-6-6-4-6-7-8-8-9-10-13-2-3-5-5-4-2-4-5-3-3-1-4-5-5-5-6-7-10-4-4-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-10-1-1-10-1-2-9
Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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
-4° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b300E62S
106 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b298E62S
113 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b301E62S
135 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b299E62S
140 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b300E61S
148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b297E62S
164 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b297E63S
170 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 228).
- 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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