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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
50
SW
80
WSW
105
W
135
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
45
NW
45
NW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
25
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
11
1
20
9
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-12
-11
-11
-21
-21
-13
-16
-23
-22
-22
-20
-18
-17
-17
-12
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-19
-13
-11
-19
-22
-21
-20
-21
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-18
-17
-14
-13
-12
-12
 chill °C
-34
-28
-27
-38
-42
-41
-35
-30
-33
-34
-30
-30
-30
-32
-30
-28
-26
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
100
150
100
100
300
200
200
450
450
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-13-11-15-22-21-17-19-23-23-22-21-19-18-17-13-13-12-12-13-9-8-12-17-17-13-16-20-18-18-17-15-13-12-10-9-9-9-6-2-1-4-8-8-5-9-13-13-12-12-9-5-5-3-2-2-1
Sunrise
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
Sunset
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06

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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB297E63S
173 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
181 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
226 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
238 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB296E62S
241 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 260).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
ASCATB295E63S
261 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 243).
- 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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