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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
250
150
0
150
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
150
200
200
200
km/h
65
WSW
60
SW
95
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
85
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
60
SW
25
SW
45
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
4
3
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-22
-24
-18
-14
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-16
-17
-20
-25
-27
-21
-15
-12
-9
-9
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
 chill °C
-31
-32
-38
-38
-42
-37
-29
-27
-20
-19
-16
-16
-9
-14
-15
-15
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-19-24-26-20-15-11-9-8-6-5-2-3-4-5-6-13-14-15-19-23-18-13-8-6-5-4-3-1-2-3-3-5-5-5-6-11-16-17-10-6-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-5
Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
Sunset
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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