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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
km/h
40
SW
55
WSW
35
SW
20
NNW
40
NNW
25
WNW
60
WSW
65
W
70
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
30
W
5
SSE
10
S
30
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
7
2
3
5
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-17
-15
-12
-14
-12
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-14
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-17
-13
-15
-14
-10
-8
-8
-7
-13
-15
-16
-17
-14
-13
-14
 chill °C
-33
-36
-35
-26
-24
-26
-28
-23
-20
-20
-19
-13
-20
-22
-28
-27
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
1200
300
200
0
0
100
300
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-24-23-21-19-19-16-13-12-12-12-15-18-20-18-16-15-17-19-20-19-16-13-15-13-10-8-8-7-10-15-16-16-14-13-14-12-12-15-11-5-8-5-3-1-1-1-5-11-12-10-6-5-6
Sunrise
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
Sunset
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
83
Severe gales from the WNW
(83 kph at 300).
0.4 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 180).
0.1 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
0.0 km
ASCATB319E60S
1083 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 318).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB320E60S
1105 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 317).
- 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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