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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
130
WNW
115
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
75
W
70
W
45
W
60
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
80
WSW
80
WNW
65
W
65
W
55
WNW
5
WNW
30
WNW
75
NW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
2
2
2
6
9
2
2
9
5
5
 mm
max °C
-5
-10
-8
-5
-5
-7
-8
-4
-2
-2
-10
-9
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-10
min °C
-11
-11
-8
-7
-5
-9
-10
-5
-2
-6
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-6
-12
 chill °C
-29
-27
-20
-19
-17
-21
-21
-16
-14
-17
-25
-24
-26
-24
-21
-18
-17
-18
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
500
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
500
100
150
0
400
500
150
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-15-11-9-9-12-12-8-5-8-16-16-17-16-14-13-12-10-16-8-11-8-6-5-8-9-5-2-4-11-10-12-11-9-8-8-6-11-1-3-201-2-4122-3-2-4-3-2-2-30-3
Sunrise
10:30
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
Sunset
3:37
3:38
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
80
Severe gales from the W
(80 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB293E64S
367 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB293E63S
380 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
86
Severe gales from the W
(86 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
380 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
384 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB292E64S
406 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB292E63S
415 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
92
Stormy winds from the W
(92 kph at 265).
- 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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