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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
0
50
0
100
100
50
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
90
SW
105
SW
85
SW
65
SW
40
SSW
55
SW
65
SW
40
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
65
WSW
95
SW
100
SW
90
SW
85
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
12
3
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-5
-6
-10
-12
-9
-9
-9
-5
-4
-7
-4
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-6
-8
-11
-12
-13
-10
-10
-8
-6
-8
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-23
-20
-21
-24
-23
-26
-23
-21
-18
-17
-20
-18
-19
-17
-20
-20
-19
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-6-7-11-12-11-10-10-7-5-8-5-6-5-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-8-11-9-6-7-5-4-5-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-3-1-1-3-10-7-2-4-5-3-1-1-1-2-1-100
Sunrise
9:08
9:06
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:53
Sunset
5:01
5:05
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:15

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu 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.
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.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
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).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 310 degs)
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).

* 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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