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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
200
300
250
250
50
0
0
50
50
50
50
km/h
45
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
50
SW
20
S
35
SSW
45
SW
90
SW
105
SW
105
WSW
110
SW
90
SW
70
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-17
-16
-12
-9
-5
-4
-8
-10
-8
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-12
-12
-17
-17
-16
-16
-10
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-7
-6
-10
 chill °C
-24
-26
-33
-31
-26
-28
-22
-20
-20
-24
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
-18
-17
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
9:03
9:00
Sunset
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07
5:09

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed 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
-3° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Light rain .
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 080 degs)
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2b320E58S
1220 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 288).
- km
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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