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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
70
WSW
75
SW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
80
W
85
W
90
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
40
SSW
65
WSW
80
W
125
WNW
70
WSW
70
W
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
11
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-10
-10
-12
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-11
-21
-21
-18
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-13
-11
-10
-14
-18
-18
-17
-20
-20
-16
-13
-20
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-30
-31
-33
-28
-25
-24
-30
-36
-36
-33
-37
-36
-32
-28
-38
-39
-39
-39
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
500
0
100
350
450
100
600
350
100
200
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-13-11-10-13-18-18-17-19-18-15-13-16-21-21-20-10-11-9-9-7-6-9-13-13-11-13-15-11-9-12-15-15-14-2-3-2-2-10-2-4-4-3-5-8-4-2-4-7-6-5
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
87
Stormy winds from the W
(87 kph at 260).
0.1 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c299E62S
120 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c300E62S
122 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c301E62S
123 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the W
(80 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
128 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 261).
- km
hy2c303E63S
137 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c299E61S
152 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC299E61S
152 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WSW
(75 kph at 258).
- 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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