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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
50
50
200
0
0
0
500
200
300
150
km/h
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
40
W
50
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
SW
90
SW
110
SW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-14
-13
-7
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-15
-15
-14
-10
-6
-4
-8
 chill °C
-16
-17
-20
-20
-21
-22
-20
-18
-19
-20
-21
-29
-26
-24
-20
-19
-17
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-13-15-14-9-5-4-6-5-6-7-7-7-7-6-6-7-7-7-9-11-10-7-3-2-4-4-6-6-5-5-4-2-1-1-2-2-3-6-7-5-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:22
9:19
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
Sunset
4:49
4:52
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun 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
ASCATC300E62S
62 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
73 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 249).
- km
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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 150 to 260 degs)
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATC299E62S
81 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
81 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 253).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC302E63S
86 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
102 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
104 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
- 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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