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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
95
W
75
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
80
SW
65
SW
35
SW
10
SE
5
SE
30
NW
70
NW
65
NW
70
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
13
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
min °C
-14
-15
-13
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-7
-8
-8
-10
-12
-14
 chill °C
-30
-31
-26
-26
-33
-33
-31
-29
-22
-18
-20
-19
-20
-21
-19
-21
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
200
500
100
100
350
100
50
50
150
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-13-13-15-16-16-16-16-13-10-7-8-8-10-12-13-10-11-10-9-10-11-11-12-12-12-8-4-4-4-6-8-9-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-5-7-8-4111-1-2-2
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
Sunset
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 360 degs)
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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