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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
70
WSW
85
SW
70
WSW
85
SW
70
W
80
W
85
W
90
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
70
W
50
SW
75
WSW
90
W
110
WNW
60
W
65
W
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
1
4
1
1
9
1
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-11
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-13
-11
-10
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-16
-15
-16
-14
-11
-11
-14
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-14
-12
-17
-21
-20
-21
 chill °C
-32
-31
-33
-30
-25
-25
-30
-34
-34
-31
-36
-35
-29
-28
-33
-37
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
200
150
400
450
200
600
300
150
0
100
500
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-15-13-11-11-13-17-17-17-18-17-14-12-14-20-20-20-11-10-10-9-7-7-9-13-13-12-13-13-11-8-10-15-14-14-3-3-2-3-20-2-4-4-3-5-6-4-3-4-7-6-7
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue 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
ASCATC300E63S
39 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 297).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
5 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB289E68S
806 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB288E68S
813 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB287E68S
824 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB287E67S
826 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB286E67S
840 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 159).
- 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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