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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
150
100
100
100
50
250
200
200
50
100
50
0
km/h
5
SE
35
SW
60
SW
25
S
50
WSW
25
SSW
50
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
60
WSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
60
SW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-17
-15
-12
-11
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-7
-6
-7
-7
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-23
-22
-16
-12
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-7
-7
-10
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-33
-34
-31
-21
-31
-24
-28
-28
-26
-27
-28
-18
-17
-25
-25
-23
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
9:52
Sunset
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17
4:21

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 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
3° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 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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