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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
35
SW
40
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
55
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
60
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
3
max °C
-13
-15
-19
-20
-20
-20
-17
-14
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-9
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-14
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-18
-17
-13
-11
-12
-13
-14
-12
-7
-5
-8
-26
-30
-29
-31
-31
-34
-32
-32
-27
-24
-25
-20
-26
-21
-15
-12
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
50
0
100
50
0
0
50
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26

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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-19° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 210).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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