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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
150
0
0
650
150
500
50
100
0
0
km/h
40
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
25
S
35
S
40
SW
75
SW
95
SW
85
WSW
75
SW
100
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
-17
-15
-11
-8
-4
-4
-6
-7
-4
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-16
-18
-16
-15
-8
-7
-4
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-21
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-21
-30
-32
-27
-26
-18
-20
-16
-20
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW 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.
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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 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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