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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
85
WNW
70
WSW
90
SW
70
WSW
85
SW
70
W
80
W
85
W
90
WSW
70
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
90
W
75
W
65
W
70
W
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
9
3
4
1
1
1
4
7
1
3
13
 mm
max °C
-10
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-13
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-12
-11
-19
-19
-13
min °C
-16
-16
-14
-16
-13
-10
-11
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-18
-14
-12
-21
-20
-19
-18
 chill °C
-33
-32
-30
-32
-29
-23
-26
-32
-35
-34
-30
-27
-32
-28
-28
-38
-37
-36
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
300
450
500
400
250
250
50
450
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-14-15-12-10-11-14-17-17-17-16-16-14-12-16-20-19-16-9-11-10-10-9-7-7-11-13-12-12-11-13-10-8-11-14-13-11-2-3-3-2-3-10-3-4-4-5-6-7-5-2-4-6-6-4
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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.
1 hour 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
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 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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