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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
250
150
0
200
250
250
0
250
100
150
150
km/h
75
SW
25
SW
75
WSW
100
SW
75
SW
60
SW
5
ESE
10
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
75
WSW
80
SW
55
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-11
-9
-11
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-11
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-16
-17
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-15
 chill °C
-28
-25
-27
-29
-26
-27
-26
-26
-25
-26
-21
-28
-28
-26
-24
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:47
9:45
9:41
9:40
9:37
Sunset
4:22
4:25
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu 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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
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
-11° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 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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