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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the N by Wed night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
SSE
35
W
55
NW
25
NNW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
15
NNE
25
NNE
45
NNE
60
N
25
NW
50
NW
20
WNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
5
13
5
2
1
6
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-9
-13
-12
-11
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-12
-16
-12
-12
-15
-11
-12
-15
300
200
400
300
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
300
150
200
50
Cloud base (m)
0
200
0
0
1950
200
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:18
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
Sunset
5:40
5:37
5:35
5:31
5:29
5:25

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 010 degs)
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
22
70 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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