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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
150
50
50
200
200
200
150
50
150
100
100
150
200
200
150
km/h
20
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
60
SW
90
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SW
85
WSW
75
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-22
-22
-17
-14
-8
-8
-9
-5
-5
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-18
-15
-15
-18
-19
-23
-24
-20
-15
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-9
-7
-6
-8
 chill °C
-27
-30
-30
-34
-36
-35
-37
-35
-28
-23
-20
-20
-17
-20
-18
-17
-14
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-15-18-19-23-23-19-15-10-9-9-7-6-6-9-7-6-7-14-12-12-13-15-18-20-18-14-8-6-6-4-4-4-7-6-5-6-10-5-4-5-7-11-15-16-13-6-5-3-4-2-3-4-4-5-5
Sunrise
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
Sunset
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW 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
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
2° C
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB316E59S
1000 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB317E59S
1011 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB316E58S
1077 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 173).
- 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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