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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
100
200
350
250
50
100
250
250
450
100
100
100
150
150
km/h
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
55
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-22
-25
-23
-16
-9
-10
-9
-5
-5
-5
-4
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-14
-15
-18
-20
-26
-27
-25
-20
-16
-10
-9
-8
-5
-5
-4
 chill °C
-29
-31
-28
-28
-30
-34
-36
-34
-36
-39
-35
-31
-21
-18
-16
-14
-14
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-17-14-15-18-19-24-26-24-18-13-10-9-7-5-5-4-15-15-14-12-12-14-16-19-23-21-17-10-8-6-5-3-3-3-9-8-9-6-4-5-8-11-16-15-15-8-6-6-5-4-5-4
Sunrise
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
Sunset
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
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.
hy2c303E61S
224 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 108).
- km
hy2c302E61S
238 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 75).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
hy2c301E60S
288 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c303E60S
298 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c302E60S
323 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c304E60S
327 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 145).
- km
hy2c304E61S
332 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
- 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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