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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, severe gales from the NNE by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
95
W
100
WNW
85
WNW
80
W
55
W
5
N
15
SSW
30
WNW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
25
W
25
N
55
NNE
70
NNE
55
NNE
25
N
70
NNE
 cm 
4
1
11
1
1
6
9
2
 mm 
max°C
-11
-9
-10
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-14
-13
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-7
-6
min°C
-11
-10
-11
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-15
-14
-11
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
-8
chill°C 
-26
-25
-26
-30
-26
-20
-17
-24
-30
-29
-23
-18
-16
-21
-23
-22
-16
-21
Freezing level (m
0
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
150
200
250
150
150
200
150
2000
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-11-14-13-11-10-12-15-14-11-9-8-9-9-10-8-7-6-6-6-10-8-7-6-8-10-10-8-6-6-6-6-7-4-3111-2-3-2-4-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1
Sunrise
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
Sunset
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, severe gales from the NNE 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 5 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
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB290E67S
676 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB289E67S
683 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB289E66S
685 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB288E66S
705 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB290E68S
720 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB292E68S
723 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB287E66S
727 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 325).
- 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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