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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
0
0
0
0
100
150
250
km/h
40
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
85
W
105
SW
90
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
20
WNW
20
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
20
N
40
NE
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
8
3
5
3
8
 mm
max °C
-17
-10
-8
-7
-5
-6
-8
-11
-11
-13
-16
-19
-21
-21
-20
-17
min °C
-21
-13
-8
-10
-8
-7
-11
-11
-12
-13
-18
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
 chill °C
-35
-24
-19
-26
-23
-20
-25
-25
-25
-26
-23
-34
-30
-30
-31
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon night). 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.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
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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