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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
55
WNW
65
WNW
95
WSW
105
W
100
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
80
WSW
55
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
55
N
20
W
30
SSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
7
10
1
18
2
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-9
-8
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-17
-17
-16
-17
-14
-10
-11
-12
-11
min °C
-6
-6
-15
-11
-14
-15
-14
-13
-15
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
-13
-14
-13
-11
 chill °C
-17
-17
-32
-27
-30
-31
-28
-25
-30
-34
-31
-28
-26
-20
-24
-28
-24
-21
Freezing level m
150
300
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
450
400
150
50
1500
50
150
0
400
100
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-12-10-14-15-14-13-14-17-18-17-17-15-12-13-13-11-3-3-8-7-10-11-11-10-10-12-12-13-13-12-8-9-9-811-10-2-3-3-4-3-3-5-8-8-6-3-3-2-3
Sunrise
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
0.2 km
ASCATB299E62S
81 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
117 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
119 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB299E61S
151 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
168 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB298E61S
183 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
185 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
224 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB297E61S
226 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 329).
- 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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