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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 19 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the N by Wed night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
45
SW
45
WSW
35
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
70
WSW
115
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNW
30
NNW
45
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
3
3
4
1
2
1
9
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-6
-4
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
min °C
-7
-5
-5
-2
-4
-8
-8
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
 chill °C
-17
-14
-14
-12
-13
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-22
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
300
350
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
100
50
1300
0
200
500
200
50
0
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the N by Wed 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.
51 minutes 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes 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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC295E62S
291 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC296E61S
297 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC295E61S
313 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC294E63S
329 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC294E62S
332 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC296E60S
337 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 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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