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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WNW
40
NW
20
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
50
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
9
9
1
1
2
2
1
max °C
-14
-13
-10
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-18
-21
-22
-22
-22
-18
-14
-11
-3
min °C
-14
-14
-11
-9
-14
-13
-14
-17
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-16
-13
-8
-26
-27
-22
-20
-22
-24
-26
-29
-20
-32
-32
-33
-35
-34
-29
-24
-17
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
1650
150
100
400
300
150
200
300
150
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-11-9-13-13-14-16-19-22-22-22-22-20-15-12-6-11-10-7-5-9-9-10-13-15-17-18-18-18-17-14-10-4-4-3-20-4-4-5-5-8-10-12-13-12-13-13-10-6
Sunrise
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu 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
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
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
-15° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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