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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
 km/h
50
WSW
50
WNW
70
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
40
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
85
NW
75
NW
45
NNW
75
W
35
WNW
5
NW
15
SSW
15
SSW
 cm 
1
1
4
1
2
3
11
1
3
4
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-12
-12
-10
-8
-6
-2
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-10
-12
-13
-13
-13
min°C
-10
-10
-13
-13
-10
-9
-7
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-8
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
chill°C 
-20
-22
-28
-28
-23
-21
-18
-12
-13
-14
-16
-16
-18
-19
-26
-23
-17
-23
-22
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
100
250
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
100
100
200
200
200
150
300
50
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-13-13-10-9-7-3-3-2-4-4-6-7-11-13-13-14-14-6-6-8-8-7-5-4-1-1-1-2-2-3-4-7-8-9-10-11-2-1-1-2-2-1-200-111000-1-6-8-10
Sunrise
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
Sunset
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB300E63S
42 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
47 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
64 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 286).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB298E63S
106 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
127 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
133 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
145 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 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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