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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
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
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
200
150
50
250
150
100
200
150
100
300
km/h
85
SW
100
SW
95
SW
80
WSW
80
SW
110
SW
40
SW
65
WSW
55
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
ESE
35
SW
55
WSW
80
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
40
SW
85
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-8
-10
-11
-12
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-13
-14
-19
-18
-17
min °C
-6
-9
-10
-13
-12
-13
-13
-16
-19
-19
-17
-18
-18
-14
-13
-18
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-19
-24
-25
-28
-27
-30
-26
-31
-30
-32
-28
-30
-29
-28
-28
-34
-33
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:52
9:49
9:47
9:45
9:41
9:40
Sunset
4:21
4:22
4:25
4:28
4:30
4:32

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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
ASCATC300E63S
43 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
45 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
72 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
87 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
91 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WSW
(75 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
93 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
99 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
111 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
124 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 229).
- 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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