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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
150
150
50
200
0
100
200
0
350
50
150
km/h
75
W
45
WNW
10
WSW
25
NE
10
E
30
WSW
55
WSW
25
S
25
SW
80
SW
35
S
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
40
WSW
35
SSW
35
SW
100
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
9
2
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-11
-19
-19
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-7
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-7
-10
-15
-20
-19
-20
-15
-13
-12
-13
-14
-16
-11
-14
-15
-5
-6
-8
 chill °C
-20
-20
-15
-30
-27
-26
-29
-23
-27
-28
-20
-26
-19
-22
-27
-13
-15
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-17-23-24-20-16-16-14-15-17-17-14-17-14-8-8-10-7-9-13-20-19-18-15-13-11-12-13-14-11-13-11-5-5-7-1-4-8-14-14-12-6-10-8-5-8-9-9-10-9-6-4-3
Sunrise
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW 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.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
48 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
-
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
0.0 km
ASCATB307E62S
352 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB308E62S
407 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB308E61S
423 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB309E62S
473 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB309E61S
476 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC309E61S
519 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 295).
- 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos