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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
200
0
50
50
km/h
80
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
NW
55
WSW
25
WSW
10
NE
60
N
30
NW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
7
5
2
1
6
4
10
5
11
9
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-11
-13
-11
-12
-9
-8
-10
-12
-12
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-13
-12
-14
-11
-10
-11
-12
-14
 chill °C
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-21
-23
-23
-22
-19
-27
-21
-19
-22
-22
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-9-9-10-9-10-11-13-12-13-10-9-11-12-13-5-5-6-6-7-6-6-6-8-12-12-12-7-5-6-7-9-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-3-10-12-8-3-1-1-3-6
Sunrise
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Mainly near 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
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
5.0 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).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 060 to 160 degs)
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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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