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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
200
0
100
50
150
300
100
50
100
250
150
100
200
100
50
50
150
km/h
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
60
SW
70
W
65
SW
70
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
70
SW
50
SW
70
SW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
6
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-16
-14
-15
-18
-19
-23
-26
-23
-17
-10
-9
-7
-5
-3
-4
-7
min °C
-18
-18
-17
-15
-15
-18
-21
-26
-27
-25
-20
-15
-9
-8
-7
-4
-6
-7
 chill °C
-30
-30
-26
-30
-30
-34
-37
-34
-39
-40
-35
-28
-18
-18
-18
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-17-15-15-18-20-25-27-24-19-13-9-8-6-4-5-7-16-16-14-12-12-14-16-20-23-21-17-11-7-5-4-2-3-5-10-10-10-6-4-5-7-12-16-17-16-11-8-6-3-3-2-3
Sunrise
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
Sunset
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
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
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-23° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
0.3 km
Low: few
ASCATB295E62S
296 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB296E61S
305 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB295E61S
307 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB294E63S
327 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB294E62S
328 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB296E60S
345 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 222).
- 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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