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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
0
50
50
0
100
100
km/h
45
SW
65
SW
35
W
50
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
80
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
90
WNW
50
WSW
45
W
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
14
1
7
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-7
-8
-5
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-5
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-4
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-14
 chill °C
-15
-15
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-17
-14
-18
-18
-19
-22
-21
-21
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-8-8-6-4-6-7-6-6-4-6-7-8-8-9-10-13-2-3-5-5-4-2-4-5-3-3-1-4-5-5-5-6-7-10-4-4-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-10-1-1-10-1-2-9
Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon 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
42 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 18).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 38).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
43 minutes ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC299E63S
90 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c300E62S
92 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
99 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
111 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 219).
- km
hy2c299E62S
119 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
- 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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