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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
NNW
65
NNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
65
W
80
NW
60
W
65
WNW
125
NW
125
WNW
90
W
80
W
80
WSW
40
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
8
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-8
-8
-6
-8
-4
-5
-8
-10
-13
-14
-12
-11
-9
-6
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-10
-11
-7
-9
-7
-8
-10
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-8
 chill °C
-12
-18
-18
-26
-24
-17
-22
-19
-22
-26
-28
-29
-30
-27
-21
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
300
150
0
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
300
50
150
200
1500
400
450
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-10-13-14-12-12-9-10-14-16-19-19-18-16-13-9-5-4-6-9-10-7-9-6-7-9-12-14-14-13-12-10-7-121-2-3-1-2-11-2-3-5-5-5-6-6-4
Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
51 minutes 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
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes 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
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
0.0 km
hy2c293E57S
694 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c294E57S
696 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c292E58S
721 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c291E58S
738 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c290E58S
758 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c289E58S
775 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNE
(63 kph at 12).
- 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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