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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 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 -5°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SSW 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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
200
300
300
100
150
0
0
50
50
50
km/h
45
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
60
SW
20
S
40
SSW
45
SW
90
SW
110
SW
100
SW
90
SW
75
SW
70
SW
65
SW
60
SW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
10
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-12
-17
-16
-12
-10
-7
-5
-9
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-17
-18
-16
-16
-11
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-24
-26
-33
-34
-25
-27
-23
-22
-22
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-24
-20
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-15-18-16-14-11-8-7-10-10-11-12-12-11-10-9-10-8-8-12-14-12-12-9-6-4-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-2-4-5-6-7-8-7-3-10-1-2-4-5-4-6-4-4
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 -5°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SSW 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.
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
clear
Mist -.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC298E63S
117 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
119 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC297E62S
167 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC298E61S
184 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
214 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC296E62S
217 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 198).
- 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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