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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
50
100
0
200
150
150
50
200
50
0
0
0
0
100
km/h
35
SW
60
SW
35
SSW
50
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SSW
25
SSE
40
SW
80
SW
45
SW
65
SW
25
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-11
-11
-14
-15
-12
-12
-17
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-21
-15
-11
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-19
-17
-8
-8
-11
-8
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
 chill °C
-32
-30
-21
-30
-24
-28
-29
-26
-32
-30
-21
-20
-25
-16
-23
-26
-28
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-15-11-13-14-15-14-13-18-13-7-7-9-8-10-11-13-14-13-17-14-9-10-9-10-10-10-14-10-5-5-8-5-7-7-10-11-10-11-6-8-7-6-6-5-7-8-7-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3
Sunrise
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
9:52
9:49
Sunset
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17
4:21
4:22

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the S 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
ASCATC300E63S
38 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
43 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
66 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 29).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 27).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
79 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
84 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 332).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E64S
106 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 314).
- 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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