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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
50
100
200
100
200
150
150
150
150
200
200
200
200
150
150
150
km/h
55
SW
90
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
75
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
60
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-22
-23
-16
-10
-9
-9
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-18
-20
-25
-25
-20
-15
-13
-9
-8
-8
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-33
-38
-39
-39
-35
-29
-28
-20
-19
-18
-14
-11
-8
-13
-14
-18
-18
-18
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-24-24-18-13-11-9-8-7-5-4-3-3-3-6-7-7-7-13-15-19-21-17-11-8-6-5-4-3-2-2-2-3-4-5-5-6-5-6-12-16-17-8-5-4-3-3-4-4-5-4-5-5-5-5-5
Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
Sunset
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:49

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon 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
44 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
47 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
71 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
73 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 236).
- km
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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB299E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
84 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 234).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB298E63S
109 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 232).
- 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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