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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
30
W
35
WNW
45
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
70
W
70
W
75
W
60
W
25
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
65
WSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
1
3
6
2
4
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-17
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-22
-22
-19
-17
-13
-9
-10
-16
-10
min °C
-21
-20
-21
-15
-12
-12
-12
-12
-21
-22
-23
-22
-19
-15
-14
-14
-16
-14
 chill °C
-34
-34
-33
-30
-26
-26
-26
-27
-34
-34
-33
-33
-31
-26
-28
-24
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
150
200
150
0
200
150
0
200
150
50
150
100
5850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-19-14-12-12-12-12-17-22-23-21-18-14-12-12-16-12-16-15-15-11-9-8-8-7-12-19-19-18-15-11-9-9-12-9-11-7-7-4-2-1-1-1-5-12-12-11-11-10-5-6-8-6
Sunrise
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
Sunset
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW 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.
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
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
hy2c302E63S
81 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 75).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c299E62S
95 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 218).
- km
hy2b299E62S
105 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c300E62S
123 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b300E62S
123 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 200).
- km
hy2b298E62S
131 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c298E62S
137 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 168).
- 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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