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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
350
100
150
250
150
0
150
350
km/h
40
S
25
SW
60
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
70
SW
90
SW
95
SW
85
WSW
90
SW
85
SW
60
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
10
N
30
W
10
ESE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-12
-4
-4
-3
-2
-4
-7
-8
-8
-10
-9
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-19
min °C
-12
-13
-10
-4
-3
-4
-6
-7
-9
-9
-12
-11
-13
-14
-16
-15
-18
-20
 chill °C
-21
-22
-21
-12
-12
-15
-19
-20
-23
-23
-27
-23
-26
-25
-22
-26
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-10-7-6-6-7-10-12-11-13-13-15-17-19-19-21-24-11-13-7-4-3-3-5-7-9-9-11-10-13-14-16-15-17-20-8-10-5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-9-8-9-13
Sunrise
9:56
9:55
9:52
9:49
9:47
9:45
Sunset
4:15
4:17
4:21
4:22
4:25
4:28

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
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
2° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
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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