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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Mountain icon 3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
50
WSW
55
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
40
NW
125
W
135
WSW
100
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
70
W
45
W
70
WNW
95
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
85
W
75
W
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Snowflake cm
2
4
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—
—
3
8
—
—
2
1
3
2
6
2
10
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-4
-12
-11
-4
-5
-4
-4
-1
-2
-2
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-9
-5
-4
-4
-6
-3
-12
-12
-11
-10
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
-8
-9
-11
-12
 chill °C
-20
-15
-15
-15
-16
-11
-30
-30
-27
-24
-16
-16
-16
-12
-13
-21
-24
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
150
50
0
200
0
0
0
0
150
150
50
200
550
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
250
300
0
50
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-7-6-7-8-6-12-16-15-11-8-8-8-5-5-10-14-16-17-8-5-4-3-5-3-8-12-11-7-5-5-5-2-2-5-9-11-12-211101-2-3-3-1111121-1-3-3
Sunrise
—
10:32
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:29
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—
10:27
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—
10:26
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Sunset
—
—
3:34
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—
3:36
—
—
3:37
—
—
3:38
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—
3:41
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—
3:41
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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