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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Tue morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
clear
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
30
WSW
65
WNW
45
WSW
35
NW
75
NW
70
WNW
70
WNW
80
W
80
NW
45
W
50
WSW
85
NNW
90
NW
75
W
30
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
9
1
12
1
3
2
1
11
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-6
-7
-7
-5
-8
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-7
-9
-13
-13
-14
-17
min °C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-9
-13
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-12
-14
-13
-16
-17
 chill °C
-20
-20
-17
-18
-18
-22
-28
-30
-27
-23
-23
-22
-29
-29
-24
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
300
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
0
50
0
150
150
1200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-8-8-6-9-12-13-12-11-10-8-11-14-13-15-17-8-5-6-5-3-6-7-9-7-7-7-5-7-9-9-11-12-6-1-3-2210-20-1-310-2-2-4-5
Sunrise
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Tue morning).

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
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 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
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: 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
-1° C
No report.
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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