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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 08 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
85
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
70
NW
95
WNW
40
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
W
40
WNW
45
SW
5
N
10
ESE
20
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
1
4
2
1
2
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-5
-7
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-16
-18
min °C
-4
-3
-5
-5
-7
-9
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-15
-17
-19
-16
-13
-14
-15
-17
-19
-25
-26
-21
-20
-21
-22
-26
-25
-28
-22
-26
-31
850
850
600
450
450
100
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
200
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:23
10:26
10:26
10:27
10:30
10:30
Sunset
3:33
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:29
3:29

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

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
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Low: 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
-
76
Severe gales from the NW
(76 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 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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