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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
250
50
50
100
50
100
150
300
150
150
250
300
150
100
100
km/h
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
60
SW
35
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-17
-16
-15
-16
-17
-20
-22
-21
-18
-15
-12
-12
-6
min °C
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-16
-16
-16
-18
-21
-23
-22
-19
-18
-13
-12
-10
 chill °C
-32
-32
-31
-29
-30
-19
-29
-31
-31
-36
-38
-38
-38
-33
-32
-24
-26
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:45
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
Sunset
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri 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
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Mid: few
ASCATC291E62S
475 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC291E63S
483 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC292E61S
490 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC291E64S
495 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC291E61S
502 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC292E60S
506 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 216).
- 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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