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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
km/h
55
SW
80
SW
85
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
80
W
75
WSW
40
WSW
20
NNW
60
NW
50
WNW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
10
1
2
10
13
1
6
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-9
-8
-7
-10
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
min °C
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-17
-17
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-22
-24
-22
-23
-24
-20
-16
-20
-20
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(7 kph at 80).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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