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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
50
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
300
km/h
40
SSW
45
SW
65
SW
30
W
45
SW
45
SSW
55
SW
80
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
SW
50
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
100
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
5
 mm
max °C
-7
-4
-5
-7
-8
-5
-3
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-11
-5
-6
-8
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-4
-6
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-21
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-17
-20
-21
-21
-20
-15
-17
-20
-20
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-5-6-8-8-6-4-7-8-7-6-4-5-8-8-8-8-3-4-5-5-3-2-4-5-4-3-1-3-6-6-5-8-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
Sunset
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.0 km
ASCATB314E60S
854 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB313E59S
867 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB315E60S
888 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB314E59S
914 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB313E58S
939 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB315E59S
958 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 208).
- 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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