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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
100
150
650
50
0
0
km/h
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
25
SE
15
SE
5
WSW
20
W
5
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
3
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
0
-3
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
min °C
0
-3
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-7
-12
-12
-12
-15
-15
-12
-9
-11
-11
-10
-13
-13
-14
-16
-12
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-4-5-7-9-7-7-7-7-8-9-10-11-12-11-110-2-3-4-6-7-5-4-4-4-5-6-7-9-9-8-8-4-5-4-5-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-2-4-5-4-4-3
Sunrise
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
8:10
Sunset
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50
5:52

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Sat 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 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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 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
7°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: 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.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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