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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
65
WSW
75
SW
40
SW
80
WSW
110
W
135
W
85
WSW
85
WSW
70
NW
130
WNW
55
WSW
15
S
35
ESE
40
SE
50
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
5
2
4
15
11
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-15
-12
-11
-11
-20
-20
-11
-12
-22
-22
-21
-21
-19
-17
-14
-11
min °C
-18
-19
-19
-13
-11
-17
-21
-20
-19
-19
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-19
-16
-13
 chill °C
-34
-36
-33
-28
-27
-35
-40
-39
-34
-37
-39
-36
-38
-36
-35
-36
-32
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
400
200
100
150
250
50
150
200
150
200
300
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-17-13-11-14-21-20-15-16-22-23-22-21-20-18-15-12-14-14-14-9-8-11-17-16-11-12-19-19-18-17-15-14-11-8-5-5-6-1-1-4-8-7-4-6-15-13-12-13-9-5-3-2
Sunrise
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
Sunset
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04

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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC301E63S
54 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
69 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 248).
- 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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
90 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
92 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
95 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 251).
- 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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