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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 22 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
60
WSW
55
SSW
10
SE
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
65
NW
75
WSW
35
WSW
45
N
35
NW
65
W
55
W
20
W
75
SW
45
W
45
NE
35
E
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
6
2
11
4
1
2
1
9
9
4
 mm
max °C
-13
-16
-15
-13
-11
-9
-6
-11
-10
-7
-7
-9
-13
-14
-14
-11
-10
-14
-14
min °C
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-8
-11
-16
-15
-15
-14
-11
-14
-14
 chill °C
-33
-30
-20
-19
-20
-19
-19
-25
-22
-19
-19
-22
-31
-28
-31
-28
-23
-25
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
1400
300
250
200
200
0
400
150
100
50
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-15-14-12-10-8-11-11-9-8-10-15-15-15-13-11-14-14-11-11-11-10-10-8-6-8-9-6-4-6-10-11-11-9-8-12-12-3-3-6-7-7-7-2-2-5-21-1-2-4-4-4-3-6-7
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
Sunset
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

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.
2 hours 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
0.0 km
ASCATB306E62S
357 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB307E62S
393 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB306E61S
415 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB307E61S
447 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB308E62S
463 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB306E60S
491 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 86).
- 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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