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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
60
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
55
SW
70
W
85
WSW
90
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
140
WSW
105
W
95
WSW
90
WSW
80
W
85
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
7
1
5
6
6
1
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-19
-17
-13
-11
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-8
-12
-14
-9
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-19
-20
-19
-15
-12
-8
-6
-7
-9
-7
-17
-15
-14
-14
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-35
-33
-32
-28
-24
-20
-19
-20
-21
-19
-37
-33
-31
-31
-23
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
150
150
0
Cloud base (m)
400
450
500
350
0
0
1300
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat 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.
2 hours 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Light rain .
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours 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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