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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
350
100
200
150
250
100
0
0
0
50
0
0
km/h
75
WSW
5
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
25
SSW
10
SW
50
WSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
35
WSW
55
SW
65
WSW
75
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
 mm
max °C
-11
-14
-14
-13
-15
-18
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-15
-18
-19
-18
-8
-8
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-14
-13
-11
-12
-13
 chill °C
-32
-14
-28
-28
-24
-32
-32
-18
-18
-16
-21
-21
-19
-23
-29
-28
-24
-24
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-15-14-17-19-13-8-8-6-8-9-9-9-13-12-11-12-13-11-10-10-9-13-15-11-5-5-4-5-6-6-6-9-9-8-9-8-6-6-6-6-7-11-8-5-4-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-2-1-2
Sunrise
9:59
9:56
9:55
9:52
9:49
9:47
Sunset
4:13
4:15
4:17
4:21
4:22
4:25

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri 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
ASCATB301E63S
70 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 279).
- km
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
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
119 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
128 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
142 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
145 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
183 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
203 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 278).
- 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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