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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
45
W
40
NW
85
NW
75
WNW
80
WNW
70
W
75
NW
50
W
50
W
115
NW
90
WNW
85
W
70
W
55
WSW
70
WSW
45
SSW
45
S
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
12
2
3
3
8
1
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-5
-8
-11
-12
-11
-11
-8
-7
-13
-14
-16
-18
-20
-18
-15
-8
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-9
-14
-15
-12
-12
-10
-11
-14
-16
-16
-19
-20
-19
-17
-13
 chill °C
-17
-16
-18
-22
-32
-30
-24
-24
-23
-26
-31
-33
-32
-36
-38
-33
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
300
150
50
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
150
300
350
550
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-9-13-14-12-12-9-9-14-15-16-19-20-19-16-11-5-5-4-6-8-9-7-7-6-6-9-11-12-13-14-14-12-8-2-121-1-2-1-1-11-1-2-4-5-6-7-7-6
Sunrise
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33
3:33

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
54 minutes 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
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
115
Extremely windy from the NW
(115 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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