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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
45
WNW
55
WNW
70
W
95
W
90
WNW
100
W
90
WSW
45
WNW
50
SSW
95
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
6
4
1
5
4
4
6
1
5
1
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-14
-13
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-10
-13
-11
min °C
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
-9
-7
-8
-7
-6
-9
-8
-7
-10
-12
-14
-16
-24
-24
-22
-24
-23
-22
-17
-15
-18
-18
-18
-24
-22
-21
-24
-23
-27
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
300
100
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
100
200
400
450
100
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-12-14-13-12-9-7-8-7-6-8-8-7-10-11-14-14-8-8-8-10-10-9-7-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-7-9-10-9-1-1-1-5-6-4-4-4-212001-2-3-3-3
Sunrise
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW 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
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.
hy2c300E62S
77 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 258).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c299E62S
111 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c300E61S
142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c298E62S
144 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c299E61S
155 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c301E61S
161 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c297E63S
170 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 268).
- 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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