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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
50
100
250
150
100
50
200
200
100
450
150
100
150
0
300
km/h
10
SSE
15
S
30
NW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
50
SW
70
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
ESE
20
SSW
20
SW
60
SW
30
S
100
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-15
-15
-9
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-5
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-16
-12
-8
-6
-8
-10
-10
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-10
-11
 chill °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-22
-18
-18
-20
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-27
-19
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-22-18-13-9-9-11-13-12-12-13-17-17-16-14-12-11-20-19-17-16-11-6-6-8-9-10-9-10-12-12-12-11-9-8-13-12-10-9-7-6-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-8-5-6-4
Sunrise
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW 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
ASCATC300E63S
71 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 46).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
57 minutes ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
87 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
117 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
119 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
127 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
178 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
192 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
197 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
198 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 71).
- 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos