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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
WSW
15
S
20
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
80
WSW
105
WNW
110
W
70
W
85
SW
85
WSW
75
WSW
30
W
25
NW
25
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
2
4
4
1
6
8
1
1
1
2
2
17
max °C
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-2
-5
-3
-4
-10
-9
-8
-9
-7
-4
-4
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-8
-4
-10
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-5
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-21
-17
-24
-26
-25
-24
-24
-17
-12
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
350
0
200
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
200
0
500
150
350
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW 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 -3°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNW 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.
57 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
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC302E63S
90 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
172 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
203 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 334).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
ASCATC304E61S
255 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC305E62S
260 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC306E62S
304 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 48).
- 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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