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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
250
100
100
50
650
150
250
0
km/h
15
NNW
5
SSW
30
SW
55
WSW
30
S
35
WSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
65
SW
115
SW
120
SW
110
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
85
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
2
5
 mm
max °C
-20
-22
-17
-15
-12
-12
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-6
-9
-12
-14
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-16
-12
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-10
-11
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
 chill °C
-22
-28
-32
-30
-22
-31
-27
-26
-28
-23
-26
-23
-28
-30
-33
-32
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-19-16-12-14-15-15-14-14-13-8-10-13-15-15-15-16-19-19-18-15-10-11-11-10-9-10-10-6-7-10-11-11-10-10-13-14-13-6-8-7-6-6-6-7-8-3-2-2-3-3-2-3
Sunrise
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
9:52
Sunset
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17
4:21

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATC300E63S
38 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
75 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 104).
- km
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
82 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 28).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC302E63S
87 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
113 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
130 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
134 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 254).
- 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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