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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
0
100
200
50
100
100
100
100
150
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
60
SW
35
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
85
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
S
20
SSW
25
SW
40
SW
60
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-23
-16
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-3
-1
-2
-2
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-24
-26
-20
-15
-12
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-2
-2
-5
-5
-6
-8
 chill °C
-35
-41
-35
-29
-27
-20
-18
-18
-16
-14
-13
-10
-12
-16
-15
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
Sunset
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:49

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour 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
-13° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
83
Severe gales from the SW
(83 kph at 230).
0.1 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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