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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
90
W
90
W
65
W
70
WNW
105
WNW
130
WNW
110
WNW
100
W
70
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
40
NW
70
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
3
8
11
3
1
7
4
4
 mm
max °C
-8
-11
-10
-8
-4
-4
-11
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-9
-13
-13
-9
-5
-6
-15
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-24
-28
-28
-22
-18
-20
-32
-35
-31
-24
-24
-26
-27
-32
-33
-31
-28
-28
Freezing level m
150
0
0
0
500
600
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
0
400
150
250
600
650
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-12-9-5-5-13-17-15-14-14-13-14-16-16-16-15-16-5-8-8-5-2-2-8-12-10-9-9-9-9-11-11-12-12-131-1-3022-1-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-5-6-4
Sunrise
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
Sunset
3:38
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog -.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 310).
0.6 km
Low: overcast
hy2c299E62S
102 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c302E63S
108 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c298E62S
123 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c300E62S
126 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c301E62S
136 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c303E63S
140 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c299E61S
144 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c297E62S
170 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c298E61S
173 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 305).
- 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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