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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
100
50
50
150
200
100
50
550
400
300
150
150
km/h
65
WSW
85
W
75
W
85
W
60
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
45
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
80
SW
55
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
WSW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
4
5
3
6
7
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-11
-11
-11
-12
-15
-22
-23
-18
-17
-13
-11
-15
-15
-18
-15
-16
-15
min °C
-16
-13
-11
-12
-14
-21
-22
-23
-21
-17
-14
-14
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-31
-28
-25
-26
-28
-32
-34
-35
-31
-31
-25
-30
-33
-29
-32
-31
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-11-12-13-18-22-23-20-17-14-13-16-16-19-16-16-16-13-9-8-7-9-15-18-19-18-15-11-9-12-12-15-13-13-13-5-2-10-3-8-13-13-12-7-9-7-5-7-11-11-9-8
Sunrise
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
Sunset
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15

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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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
3 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
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB303E63S
162 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
166 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB304E63S
190 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
194 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB304E61S
241 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 243).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
0.0 km
ASCATB305E62S
243 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- 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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