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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
200
100
400
250
km/h
20
E
10
S
25
SW
30
WSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
WNW
60
WSW
45
W
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-4
-4
-8
-9
-11
-11
-13
-22
-24
-23
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-9
-10
-11
-12
-20
-22
-27
-27
 chill °C
-20
-17
-20
-21
-15
-15
-14
-15
-21
-21
-23
-25
-36
-39
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
Sunset
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04

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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 -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue 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.
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
-6°C
clear
Mist -.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
4.0 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).
hy2c299E62S
121 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c300E62S
122 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 95).
- km
hy2c301E62S
144 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c297E62S
146 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 82).
- km
hy2c299E61S
150 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c301E61S
155 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c298E62S
165 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 92).
- 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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