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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
15
S
15
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
55
WNW
55
W
25
NW
60
NNW
60
WNW
95
WNW
65
W
70
W
85
WSW
55
W
90
NW
85
WNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
17
2
1
3
3
4
7
8
1
7
 mm
max °C
-15
-13
-11
-9
-6
-8
-8
-6
-7
-12
-11
-13
-12
-7
-6
-13
-10
min °C
-15
-14
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-15
-13
-13
-11
-8
-13
-14
 chill °C
-23
-19
-22
-18
-20
-20
-16
-18
-24
-28
-30
-28
-29
-24
-21
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
250
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-12-9-8-8-8-7-9-12-13-13-13-9-7-13-12-11-10-9-8-5-6-6-4-5-8-9-8-8-6-4-8-8-6-7-7-7-1-2-2110-2-1-102-1-1
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
Sunset
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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