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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
65
WNW
95
WSW
100
W
90
W
75
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
75
WSW
60
SW
10
WSW
20
E
5
SW
25
N
40
NNE
10
N
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
8
11
3
1
1
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-10
-8
-12
-14
-13
-12
-12
-16
-17
-18
-17
-14
-14
-13
-13
-9
min °C
-6
-15
-10
-14
-15
-13
-12
-14
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-17
-32
-24
-30
-31
-28
-25
-28
-34
-32
-27
-26
-16
-25
-26
-18
-20
Freezing level m
300
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
250
0
500
300
150
150
50
150
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-13-9-13-15-13-12-13-17-17-18-17-15-15-14-13-11-3-8-5-10-11-10-8-9-12-13-14-13-13-12-11-10-71-10-2-3-2-2-2-3-4-8-9-11-6-3-3-2
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27
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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Fri morning).

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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Comodoro Rivadav
1940 km NW
46m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Balmaceda Airport
2005 km NW
709m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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