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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
75
WNW
95
WNW
80
W
60
NNW
50
WSW
70
WNW
110
NW
95
WNW
85
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
50
SW
40
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
65
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
5
5
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-9
-12
-12
-11
-11
-8
-8
-13
-14
-16
-19
-17
-16
-13
-8
-5
0
-1
min °C
-10
-16
-16
-11
-11
-11
-11
-15
-16
-18
-20
-19
-16
-14
-10
-7
-2
-4
 chill °C
-24
-33
-33
-24
-23
-24
-27
-32
-33
-34
-38
-35
-28
-28
-22
-19
-14
-16
Freezing level m
100
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
650
Cloud base (m)
500
200
50
50
200
350
200
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-14-14-11-11-10-10-14-15-17-20-18-16-14-9-6-1-3-7-9-10-6-7-7-6-9-11-13-14-14-13-10-7-50-11-1-2-1-101-2-3-5-6-6-9-7-4-122
Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:32
Sunset
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33
3:33
3:34

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
65
Gales from the NNW
(65 kph at 330).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
107
Extremely windy from the NW
(107 kph at 320).
0.1 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
Light rain .
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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