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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
100
50
50
150
200
100
50
550
400
300
150
150
km/h
60
W
75
W
65
W
75
W
45
W
10
W
5
N
15
N
20
W
45
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
85
SW
40
SSW
25
W
30
SSW
30
WSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
3
4
3
5
7
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-8
-7
-7
-8
-12
-18
-19
-17
-15
-10
-7
-10
-10
-14
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-14
-9
-8
-7
-10
-18
-18
-19
-18
-15
-11
-11
-13
-13
-16
-13
-13
-13
 chill °C
-28
-22
-20
-19
-20
-25
-23
-28
-27
-28
-20
-26
-29
-21
-26
-23
-23
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
Sunset
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB304E62S
221 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 265).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
0.0 km
ASCATB304E60S
343 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB305E60S
371 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB306E60S
404 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB308E61S
442 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB307E60S
443 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 328).
- 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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