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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
100
200
0
150
100
100
50
100
0
50
100
200
km/h
105
SW
70
SW
60
SW
5
W
15
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
WNW
25
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
4
2
4
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-13
-11
-15
-17
-20
-21
-18
-10
min °C
-14
-14
-13
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-14
-13
-14
-16
-19
-22
-22
-19
-16
 chill °C
-30
-29
-24
-22
-22
-26
-26
-24
-24
-26
-27
-30
-28
-30
-31
-31
-26
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
9:45
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
Sunset
4:25
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38

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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW 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.
58 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes 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
-16° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Stanley Airport
1233 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered

* 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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