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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
150
200
350
250
100
50
0
200
km/h
25
W
35
W
45
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
45
SSW
70
SW
95
WSW
70
WSW
45
SSW
50
SW
75
WSW
65
SSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-16
-16
-13
-9
-7
-5
-8
-7
-5
-8
-9
-7
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-15
-17
-16
-16
-11
-8
-6
-9
-8
-6
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-19
-22
-23
-24
-30
-32
-27
-25
-22
-20
-19
-23
-18
-15
-23
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-11-11-13-17-16-15-10-8-6-9-8-6-9-9-8-6-7-8-7-10-14-13-12-8-6-4-6-4-3-6-5-5-2-2-2-3-5-6-9-9-7-4-1-10-1-1-1-2
Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
9:03
Sunset
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds 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.
54 minutes 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
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes 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. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 050 degs)
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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