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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
85
NNW
60
W
95
W
85
WNW
75
WNW
90
W
50
W
10
NNE
25
ESE
10
W
50
WSW
65
SW
45
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
40
N
30
N
 cm 
13
1
1
1
10
1
2
1
8
 mm 
max°C
-3
-7
-7
-5
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
min°C
-5
-9
-7
-6
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
chill°C 
-14
-22
-20
-19
-20
-23
-19
-14
-16
-14
-23
-20
-17
-14
-12
-13
-14
Freezing level (m
250
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
350
150
250
250
200
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-13-12-10-11-14-13-12-12-12-14-12-10-8-8-7-7-4-8-7-6-6-9-8-7-8-8-9-8-7-6-5-4-41-101-1-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-1-1
Sunrise
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
Sunset
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW 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 5 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (31 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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