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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, stormy winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
300
150
300
300
200
50
km/h
45
W
35
W
25
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
15
SSE
35
S
40
SW
85
SW
90
SW
80
SW
65
WSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
-17
-16
-11
-8
-6
-2
-4
-7
-3
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-15
-17
-16
-16
-9
-7
-5
-5
-8
-7
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-22
-30
-32
-25
-29
-20
-20
-17
-17
-21
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
Sunset
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, stormy winds from the SW by Mon 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
ASCATB308E61S
509 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB309E61S
521 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB308E60S
555 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB309E60S
566 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB307E59S
616 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB308E59S
653 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 294).
- 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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