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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
 km/h
45
WSW
35
W
35
SW
5
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
W
85
SW
80
WSW
70
W
65
WSW
30
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
NE
5
WSW
25
SW
 cm 
2
3
2
1
2
1
6
1
3
9
4
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-7
-10
-11
-15
-15
-17
-12
min°C
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-11
-10
-13
-15
-16
-17
-17
chill°C 
-20
-18
-16
-14
-21
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-24
-20
-24
-23
-16
-17
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
Sunset
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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 5 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
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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