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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
km/h
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
15
NW
5
S
10
WSW
20
NNE
55
N
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
45
NNW
40
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
5
2
2
6
1
11
5
12
15
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-11
-10
-7
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-9
-12
-13
-9
-4
-7
-7
-9
-10
 chill °C
-16
-15
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-7
-13
-12
-20
-21
-10
-14
-15
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-9-8-9-10-9-10-12-13-12-10-8-10-12-12-13-5-4-5-7-6-6-6-6-7-9-12-12-8-4-6-7-9-10-2-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-6-10-10-5-2-5-6-6-8
Sunrise
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

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
hy2b300E62S
100 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b298E62S
104 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 260).
- km
hy2b299E62S
130 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b301E62S
132 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b301E61S
143 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b300E61S
147 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b297E62S
149 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b299E61S
168 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
- km
hy2b297E63S
183 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b297E64S
198 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 265).
- 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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