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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
65
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
SSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
70
W
75
WNW
65
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
55
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
1
1
3
6
3
2
8
7
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-24
-22
-20
-20
-18
-14
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-20
-21
-17
-17
-15
-12
min °C
-22
-24
-24
-21
-21
-21
-16
-12
-11
-12
-12
-17
-22
-21
-19
-18
-16
-15
 chill °C
-39
-42
-41
-32
-28
-28
-32
-27
-25
-26
-26
-30
-35
-36
-33
-31
-28
-27
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
0
0
100
150
250
350
50
0
0
100
150
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-24-23-21-21-20-15-12-11-12-12-15-21-21-18-18-16-14-19-20-18-16-15-15-12-9-8-8-8-10-17-17-16-15-13-10-12-12-15-9-8-8-4-2-1-1-1-4-9-10-8-10-11-7
Sunrise
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
Sunset
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10

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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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon 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
ASCATC301E63S
57 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
60 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
62 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
71 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
75 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SSE
(73 kph at 159).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 130).
0.2 km
ASCATB302E63S
84 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSE
(76 kph at 147).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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