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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
300
250
450
km/h
30
E
20
E
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
S
25
SW
20
SW
40
W
55
W
35
WNW
60
W
50
W
65
W
80
WSW
85
WSW
75
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
6
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-4
-6
-9
-10
-13
-13
-14
-22
-24
-17
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-8
-7
-5
-7
-10
-11
-14
-13
-22
-23
-26
-24
 chill °C
-20
-19
-17
-19
-21
-14
-15
-12
-17
-23
-20
-28
-26
-41
-43
-45
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04

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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 -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the ESE
(72 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).

* 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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