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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
75
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
25
S
45
SW
55
SW
80
W
95
WSW
90
SW
50
W
55
WNW
95
WSW
125
WNW
100
WSW
85
WSW
95
W
95
W
65
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
1
4
8
4
1
3
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-18
-12
-11
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-9
-11
-13
-8
-9
-12
-9
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-19
-16
-12
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-16
-12
-14
-13
-9
-14
-13
 chill °C
-35
-35
-34
-30
-29
-25
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-35
-29
-31
-29
-24
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
500
500
150
50
50
50
450
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-20-19-14-12-7-6-7-8-6-13-12-14-11-9-13-11-14-13-15-15-11-8-5-3-4-4-3-8-7-11-8-4-9-8-5-5-8-10-6-411-111-1-1-3-11-1-1
Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

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
hy2b301E63S
55 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b299E62S
92 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b300E62S
96 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b298E62S
118 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
hy2b301E62S
134 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
- km
hy2b303E63S
136 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b300E61S
141 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- 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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