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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 SSE on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
75
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSE
40
SW
55
SW
80
WNW
80
WSW
90
WSW
60
WSW
50
WNW
110
W
120
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
80
W
70
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
7
2
7
2
2
4
6
4
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-19
-18
-12
-11
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
-14
-15
-9
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-20
-15
-11
-9
-5
-7
-6
-9
-19
-17
-16
-14
-9
-10
-11
 chill °C
-35
-35
-33
-31
-27
-22
-23
-17
-20
-17
-22
-40
-36
-34
-30
-22
-23
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
0
Cloud base (m)
200
300
550
500
100
100
600
200
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-20-19-14-11-8-5-6-6-8-14-16-16-12-9-9-10-14-13-14-15-11-9-5-3-4-3-5-9-12-12-9-5-6-6-5-5-7-10-7-401001-2-4-3-110-1
Sunrise
10:33
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 SSE on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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
ASCATC300E63S
39 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
59 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
65 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
85 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
89 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
90 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
95 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
97 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
110 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
110 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 257).
- 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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