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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
km/h
85
W
80
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
35
SSW
80
W
110
W
130
W
80
WSW
60
WSW
75
WNW
10
S
30
W
40
S
50
WNW
45
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
14
14
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-13
-16
-18
-18
-16
-13
-10
-11
-18
-17
-13
-22
-24
-21
-21
-22
-19
min °C
-12
-15
-18
-18
-20
-20
-13
-11
-17
-18
-18
-16
-23
-24
-24
-21
-23
-22
 chill °C
-27
-31
-35
-35
-37
-35
-28
-27
-34
-36
-34
-31
-33
-38
-40
-37
-39
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
500
500
400
350
250
200
200
350
200
1300
50
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-17-18-19-18-13-11-14-18-18-15-23-24-23-21-23-21-7-11-14-14-14-14-9-8-11-15-15-11-20-19-18-16-17-16-1-3-5-5-6-8-2-1-3-6-7-4-12-12-14-8-8-7
Sunrise
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
Sunset
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 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
-
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 324).
0.0 km
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
-4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 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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