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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
150
200
km/h
50
W
55
WSW
90
WNW
45
W
5
NNE
40
NNE
55
NE
40
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
2
9
1
9
13
7
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
-12
-11
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-13
-14
-12
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-16
-15
-15
-17
-10
-17
-26
-24
-23
-22
-20
-23
-22
-21
-20
-22
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-8-10-10-9-12-14-15-17-18-18-17-16-16-17-18-15-6-5-5-7-7-7-10-12-13-15-16-15-14-13-12-14-14-13-1-200-4-8-8-10-12-12-11-12-9-7-8-7-9-12
Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
Sunset
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu 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.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
2.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
82 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 295).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b299E62S
105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b298E62S
122 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b301E62S
127 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 295).
- km
hy2b297E62S
144 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 295).
- km
hy2b299E61S
147 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b301E61S
151 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 298).
- 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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