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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
70
WNW
70
W
35
NNW
45
W
75
WNW
125
NNW
90
WNW
85
W
70
WSW
75
WSW
70
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
55
SW
50
WNW
110
WSW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
4
6
3
1
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-8
-6
-7
-4
-5
-8
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-8
-3
0
-3
min °C
-10
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-11
-13
-11
-13
-14
-15
-13
-10
-6
-3
-4
 chill °C
-23
-25
-18
-17
-17
-19
-26
-29
-25
-28
-29
-26
-23
-20
-16
-15
-16
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1100
250
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
150
50
200
200
150
250
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-12-11-10-9-15-17-16-18-18-18-15-12-6-4-6-8-10-7-7-5-6-10-12-11-13-14-14-13-9-5-2-4-1-3-1-111-2-4-3-4-6-8-9-5021
Sunrise
10:34
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:32
Sunset
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33
3:33
3:34

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed 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.
53 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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
53 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
clear
-
98
Stormy winds from the NW
(98 kph at 320).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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