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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
85
WNW
65
WSW
85
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
70
W
70
W
75
WSW
60
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
75
WNW
60
WSW
60
W
70
W
40
NNW
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Snowflake cm
8
3
4
1
1
1
3
7
1
3
12
 mm
max °C
-6
-10
-10
-8
-8
-6
-6
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-8
-7
-13
-13
-8
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-11
-9
-7
-7
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-14
-10
-8
-15
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-26
-24
-24
-26
-22
-18
-19
-26
-28
-26
-22
-19
-27
-22
-21
-29
-28
-28
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
300
450
500
400
250
250
50
450
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-14-15-12-10-11-14-17-17-17-16-16-14-12-16-20-19-16-9-11-10-10-9-7-7-11-13-12-12-11-13-10-8-11-14-13-11-2-3-3-2-3-10-3-4-4-5-6-7-5-2-4-6-6-4
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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
ASCATB300E63S
37 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
39 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
68 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
76 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 296).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 295).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC299E63S
87 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
88 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 292).
- 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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