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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
10
E
20
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
35
W
40
W
55
WNW
60
W
65
W
95
WNW
105
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
1
1
4
6
1
max °C
-17
-14
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
min °C
-17
-14
-13
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-28
-27
-27
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-11
-11
-13
-15
-14
-15
-15
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
350
400
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
50
0
0
100
100
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
Sunset
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW 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
hy2b301E63S
76 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 115).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b299E62S
96 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 75).
- km
hy2b300E62S
100 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 90).
- km
hy2b302E63S
114 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 132).
- km
hy2b298E62S
131 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 68).
- km
hy2b300E61S
148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 98).
- km
hy2b301E61S
157 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ESE
(55 kph at 112).
- 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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