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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
700
250
150
150
150
150
100
50
50
km/h
20
NNE
10
SSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
70
SW
50
SSE
40
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
60
WSW
85
WSW
80
SW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-16
-17
-14
-11
-8
-5
-5
-3
-2
-6
-8
-10
min °C
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-16
-18
-16
-12
-10
-7
-5
-4
-3
-8
-9
-11
 chill °C
-22
-28
-28
-28
-28
-31
-30
-32
-26
-22
-19
-14
-10
-11
-14
-22
-22
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-17-17-16-13-16-18-15-12-9-6-5-4-3-7-9-11-12-14-14-14-13-10-12-14-13-11-9-6-5-4-2-5-6-7-9-9-9-9-7-5-6-9-12-10-8-8-8-6-3-2-2-2
Sunrise
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
Sunset
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe 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
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.
4 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b300E62S
117 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b298E62S
153 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b303E62S
171 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 135).
- km
hy2b298E61S
179 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b297E62S
199 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b304E62S
203 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 128).
- km
hy2b297E61S
220 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
- 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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