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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
0
50
150
100
50
0
50
50
km/h
35
SSW
65
SW
80
SW
110
SW
100
SW
75
WSW
85
SW
95
SW
35
SW
75
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
40
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-5
-7
-10
-11
-12
-15
-13
-15
-16
-13
-12
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-9
-11
-13
-12
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-19
-20
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-16
-18
-19
-24
-26
-28
-27
-32
-26
-32
-28
-25
-28
-30
-32
-31
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-8-11-12-12-15-14-16-16-14-13-18-20-19-18-18-4-3-3-5-8-10-9-12-11-13-13-11-9-14-16-16-17-15-4-3-3-4-3-4-4-5-6-5-8-7-2-7-11-14-13-10
Sunrise
9:55
9:52
9:49
9:47
9:45
9:41
Sunset
4:17
4:21
4:22
4:25
4:28
4:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-2° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC296E63S
227 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC296E62S
227 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 218).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATC296E61S
269 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC295E62S
275 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC295E63S
283 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC295E61S
309 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 217).
- 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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