– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 pm Wed 12 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -7 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -12 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -16 |
chill °C | -18 | -19 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -22 | -22 | -18 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 8:56 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
Puerto Williams | |||||
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport | | ||||
Rio Grande Airport | |||||
Sea Lion Island | |||||
Mount Alice | |||||
Weddell Island |
* 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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