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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
WNW
60
NNW
35
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
70
W
70
W
75
W
35
WSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
WNW
35
SW
50
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-13
-14
-11
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
-20
-20
-16
-13
-13
-11
-7
-7
-4
min °C
-16
-14
-16
-13
-8
-8
-8
-7
-18
-20
-21
-20
-14
-13
-13
-10
-7
-8
 chill °C
-25
-25
-28
-27
-21
-21
-20
-19
-25
-29
-30
-30
-25
-26
-29
-21
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
200
650
0
0
200
300
250
150
2700
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-19-19-15-12-11-12-12-17-24-24-21-17-15-15-13-11-9-16-14-15-12-8-8-8-7-14-20-21-18-14-13-12-9-7-6-12-6-7-4-2-1-1-1-8-13-13-12-8-6-7-6-5-6
Sunrise
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
Sunset
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon 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
ASCATB301E63S
59 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 48).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB300E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 44).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB300E62S
79 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
83 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 65).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
85 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
98 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
106 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 97).
- 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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