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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
100
150
0
150
150
150
100
150
200
1750
km/h
35
SW
75
SW
40
SW
60
SW
60
SW
105
SW
100
SW
80
WSW
90
SW
95
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
80
SW
30
S
75
SW
45
SW
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-10
-11
-10
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-14
-16
-18
min °C
-19
-14
-7
-6
-7
-8
-10
-12
-11
-13
-13
-14
-14
-16
-15
-17
-19
 chill °C
-32
-28
-17
-17
-20
-22
-25
-27
-26
-27
-25
-27
-30
-32
-30
-29
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-11-7-6-6-8-10-12-11-13-13-14-14-16-15-17-19-14-8-4-3-4-5-7-9-9-11-11-13-11-12-12-13-15-10-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-5-6-6-4-7-5-6-9
Sunrise
9:55
9:52
9:49
9:47
9:45
Sunset
4:15
4:17
4:21
4:22
4:25
4:28

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour 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
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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