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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
1700
150
250
350
200
50
0
0
0
0
100
km/h
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
30
SW
75
SW
80
SW
80
SW
60
WSW
15
SW
65
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
3
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-13
-12
-10
-6
-4
-2
-3
-5
-4
-7
-8
-6
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-11
-14
-13
-12
-8
-5
-2
-3
-6
-5
-7
-9
-9
 chill °C
-14
-14
-16
-18
-17
-24
-28
-21
-21
-17
-17
-13
-14
-18
-14
-19
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
9:03
Sunset
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c300E62S
93 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c299E62S
109 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c300E61S
140 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c298E62S
143 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c299E61S
153 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c301E61S
160 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
166 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 314).
- 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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