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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
30
NE
40
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
20
ESE
10
SW
3
3
7
8
2
1
2
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-16
-14
-16
-18
-19
-18
-19
-20
-17
-16
-14
-12
-19
-19
-20
-21
-19
-17
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
200
250
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
1600
350
2200
50
200
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-9-8-9-10-10-11-11-11-12-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-5-5-4-6-6-6-8-8-8-801000001112-100-1-10-2
Sunrise
2:54
2:54
2:55
2:56
2:56
2:57
Sunset
11:00
11:00
11:01
11:01
11:01
11:01

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1690 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
High: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
SHIP1769
263 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6567
264 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP5452
264 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP3433
264 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7406
264 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2453
264 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6875
266 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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