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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
60
WNW
65
WNW
90
WSW
115
W
110
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
85
WSW
80
SW
35
SW
10
S
10
NW
40
NNW
50
WSW
70
SW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
7
10
1
8
9
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-9
-8
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-8
-13
-10
-9
min °C
-6
-6
-14
-10
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-10
 chill °C
-17
-18
-30
-26
-30
-31
-29
-27
-28
-31
-31
-30
-23
-20
-24
-29
-26
-20
Freezing level m
200
400
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
600
500
50
100
1400
300
100
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-12-9-14-15-14-13-13-15-16-17-17-15-11-14-11-10-3-3-8-6-11-11-11-9-9-12-11-13-13-11-8-10-8-711-11-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-6-9-7-3-2-2-2
Sunrise
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
1.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC290E67S
714 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC289E67S
721 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC292E68S
724 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC290E68S
725 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC288E67S
735 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC291E68S
735 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 28).
- 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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