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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
100
250
km/h
55
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
90
WNW
65
W
15
NW
50
N
45
NE
30
ENE
25
S
5
WSW
15
S
40
SSW
25
S
25
SE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
15
1
11
11
12
6
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-8
-10
-13
-14
-16
-18
-18
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-10
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-14
-16
-17
-18
-19
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-22
-22
-20
-21
-20
-17
-19
-23
-23
-26
-22
-27
-31
-28
-26
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-8-8-10-10-9-11-14-15-17-18-19-17-16-16-7-6-5-5-7-8-7-9-14-15-15-17-16-15-14-14-1-1-2-1-1-5-7-6-10-11-11-12-12-11-9-11
Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
Sunset
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
27 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
60 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 284).
- km
hy2c301E63S
75 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
- km
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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC299E62S
84 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 285).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC299E63S
92 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c299E62S
104 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
111 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 290).
- 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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