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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
100
0
0
150
50
50
50
100
200
100
km/h
75
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
55
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
55
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
90
SW
80
SW
85
WSW
100
WSW
70
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-12
-7
-4
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-11
 chill °C
-26
-24
-21
-15
-17
-15
-13
-17
-16
-20
-20
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-9-5-7-7-7-6-5-7-8-9-10-10-10-11-9-10-9-9-7-3-4-5-5-3-2-4-5-5-7-8-9-9-7-7-4-6-7-4-3-3-2-3-2-2-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-2
Sunrise
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
Sunset
5:07
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 -4°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). 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.
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
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 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
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
6° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(11 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 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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