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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
55
W
55
WNW
85
WNW
120
WNW
105
WNW
90
W
65
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
35
WNW
60
W
50
NW
35
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
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Snowflake cm
1
6
7
1
8
2
5
4
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-4
-1
-1
-6
-11
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
-10
-12
-12
-10
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-5
-2
-3
-10
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-10
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-9
-6
-7
 chill °C
-22
-15
-14
-15
-26
-28
-24
-18
-17
-24
-23
-23
-28
-28
-28
-26
-21
-17
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
500
600
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
400
200
0
150
400
550
200
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-8-5-6-13-17-15-13-13-14-12-13-16-17-17-16-12-10-10-9-5-2-2-8-12-10-9-9-9-8-8-11-13-13-11-8-6-7-3023-1-3-2-3-2-2-2-1-4-4-4-4-3-1-1
Sunrise
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
Sunset
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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
ASCATB300E63S
38 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
47 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 276).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
0.0 km
ASCATB301E63S
79 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E63S
85 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
90 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 275).
- 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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