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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
2350
100
100
0
0
200
100
50
100
200
1450
km/h
45
S
40
SW
70
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
70
WSW
90
SW
85
SW
80
WSW
70
SW
70
SW
30
SW
45
SW
70
WSW
25
SSW
55
WSW
25
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-16
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-9
-10
-7
-9
-11
-12
-14
-16
-16
-19
-21
min °C
-16
-17
-13
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-11
-9
-11
-11
-13
-16
-17
-16
-21
-22
 chill °C
-27
-30
-26
-18
-17
-16
-20
-23
-26
-22
-24
-21
-27
-31
-28
-31
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-10-7-6-6-7-9-11-8-10-11-13-15-17-16-20-22-11-13-8-4-4-4-5-7-8-6-7-9-10-12-13-12-16-18-8-9-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-4-6-5-5-8-5-9-12
Sunrise
9:56
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 -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun 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.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 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
-
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 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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