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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
150
200
200
150
150
150
150
150
150
100
300
200
km/h
45
SW
40
SW
55
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
45
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
55
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
8
 mm
max °C
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-1
0
-1
-3
-6
-7
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-6
-5
-4
-1
-2
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-18
-21
-14
-12
-10
-10
-11
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-21
-22
-20
-18
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-6-5-3-1-2-4-6-7-9-10-12-11-10-9-10-6-5-5-3-3-20-2-3-4-5-7-8-9-8-6-5-6-3-3-3-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-6-5-4-3-10-1
Sunrise
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
9:19
9:18
Sunset
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:49
4:52
4:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Thu 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.
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
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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.
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 100 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 060 degs)
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
ASCATC277E66S
1171 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 294).
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* 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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