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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 04 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
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night
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PM
night
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night
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PM
night
AM
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night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
55
W
60
W
55
W
50
WSW
35
W
45
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
50
WSW
50
WSW
60
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
70
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
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12
6
3
0.2
0.1
max °C
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
-5
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-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
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min °C
1
1
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0
0
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-4
-3
-3
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-5
-4
-6
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-7
-7
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-8
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-8
-13
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-13
-16
-15
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1223100-2-5-4-2-3-4-5-4-6-823443220-3-20-1-1-2-1-3-423445311-101212211
Sunrise
10:19
10:21
10:22
10:23
10:26
Sunset
3:37
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:33
3:32

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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.
1 hour 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
clear
Fog -.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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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