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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
15
S
25
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
95
WSW
105
W
75
W
65
WSW
65
SW
85
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
40
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
5
6
4
11
4
3
1
1
5
17
 mm
max °C
-12
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-12
-15
-15
-14
-13
-10
-7
-6
min °C
-12
-12
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-10
-9
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-11
-8
-11
 chill °C
-20
-22
-19
-19
-19
-17
-17
-25
-22
-31
-31
-30
-32
-30
-24
-18
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
350
400
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
0
100
250
200
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-8-8-7-6-6-9-8-14-16-15-15-14-11-8-9-9-8-6-5-4-2-2-7-6-11-11-10-10-10-8-5-6-5-4-3-201200-3-3-2-2-3-1-10
Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed 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
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
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E57S
629 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 195).
- km
hy2c295E57S
633 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 195).
- km
hy2c295E58S
641 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c292E58S
651 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c294E58S
652 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c293E58S
665 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
- 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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