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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
35
SSW
35
SSW
50
WSW
65
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
50
W
60
NW
125
WSW
110
WSW
115
WSW
85
SW
60
W
65
WNW
70
W
85
WNW
105
WNW
90
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
7
7
1
1
5
7
5
6
 mm
max °C
-16
-13
-11
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-12
-16
-16
-9
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-18
-14
-12
-8
-5
-8
-8
-7
-17
-16
-17
-15
-8
-9
-9
-5
-5
-11
 chill °C
-30
-26
-24
-20
-18
-22
-19
-18
-37
-34
-36
-32
-20
-22
-22
-17
-18
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
450
500
350
Cloud base (m)
500
350
0
100
50
0
50
1350
250
400
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-14-12-7-5-7-7-7-15-16-17-12-8-9-8-5-5-8-14-10-8-5-3-4-4-4-10-12-13-9-5-5-4-2-2-5-8-8-4011-11-2-4-4-4-111231
Sunrise
10:33
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
10:27
Sunset
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38
3:41

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
0.0 km
ASCATC290E67S
667 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC289E66S
679 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC289E67S
688 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC288E66S
696 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC292E68S
713 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC288E67S
718 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 231).
- 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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