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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
km/h
105
W
95
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
40
SW
20
SE
15
WSW
55
NW
65
SSW
30
WSW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
80
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
10
1
1
1
8
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-15
min °C
-11
-14
-15
-13
-12
-13
-15
-16
-18
-16
-13
-11
-8
-8
-9
-8
-11
-16
 chill °C
-27
-30
-31
-28
-25
-26
-31
-32
-26
-25
-20
-22
-20
-16
-18
-18
-24
-33
Freezing level m
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
650
100
300
50
100
100
0
1550
50
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Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
Sunset
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
4.0 km
High: scattered
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 340 degs)
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
ASCATB324E58S
1402 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB324E57S
1448 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 287).
- 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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