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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
55
WSW
70
W
85
WSW
85
WSW
60
W
50
NW
110
W
135
WSW
110
SW
70
WSW
75
W
85
W
60
W
90
WNW
110
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
95
W
85
W
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Snowflake cm
2
4
6
10
3
1
4
3
9
2
14
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-9
-16
-14
-8
-8
-8
-7
-4
-5
-5
-14
-15
-16
min °C
-12
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-14
-16
-15
-13
-8
-8
-9
-5
-5
-14
-14
-16
-18
 chill °C
-25
-19
-19
-20
-20
-16
-32
-36
-33
-29
-21
-22
-22
-17
-18
-30
-31
-33
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
150
50
0
200
0
0
0
0
150
150
50
200
550
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
250
300
0
50
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-7-6-7-8-6-12-16-15-11-8-8-8-5-5-10-14-16-17-8-5-4-3-5-3-8-12-11-7-5-5-5-2-2-5-9-11-12-211101-2-3-3-1111121-1-3-3
Sunrise
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
10:27
10:26
Sunset
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38
3:41
3:41

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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
ASCATB300E63S
45 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
73 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 258).
- km
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.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E63S
85 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
117 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
123 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
129 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
133 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- 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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