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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
80
W
70
W
80
WNW
90
WNW
105
W
85
SW
50
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
85
W
90
W
65
W
40
W
15
E
40
SW
60
SW
45
WNW
85
NW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
8
5
4
2
5
3
8
1
1
7
4
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-9
-11
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-13
-10
-11
min °C
-17
-15
-10
-17
-17
-15
-14
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-18
-15
-11
-15
 chill °C
-34
-30
-24
-36
-36
-32
-29
-25
-24
-26
-28
-27
-28
-23
-29
-34
-28
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
250
250
200
150
0
0
600
400
400
450
450
0
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-10-14-17-15-14-11-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-14-11-13-11-11-5-10-11-11-9-7-6-7-9-10-10-11-12-14-11-6-9-3-30-2-4-3-3-200-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-1-4
Sunrise
10:23
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
Sunset
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 290).
0.4 km
Low: no significant cloud
ASCATB294E64S
329 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB294E63S
331 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
359 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB293E64S
367 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
367 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB293E63S
375 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB293E62S
397 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
404 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 276).
- 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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