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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
70
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
10
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
35
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
110
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
115
W
85
SW
90
SW
80
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
2
3
5
3
3
9
2
1
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-14
-13
-10
-9
-7
-6
-8
-6
-9
-6
-3
-4
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-15
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-12
-7
-5
-8
-12
-13
-11
-31
-24
-24
-23
-21
-23
-21
-19
-13
-16
-20
-19
-28
-20
-18
-22
-27
-29
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
100
600
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
50
250
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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
-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
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
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.
3 hours ago
2° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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