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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 22 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
km/h
55
WSW
35
WSW
55
WSW
40
SSW
0
ESE
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
55
NW
90
WSW
55
SW
30
NNW
45
NW
50
WNW
65
W
80
WSW
75
W
30
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
8
3
1
5
2
5
3
1
14
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-9
-12
-8
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
min °C
-14
-13
-16
-16
-15
-13
-12
-10
-9
-12
-9
-10
-9
-15
-16
-14
-14
-11
 chill °C
-28
-24
-31
-29
-15
-21
-20
-17
-19
-28
-21
-20
-20
-32
-32
-30
-30
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
250
200
1500
100
50
100
650
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-15-16-15-13-12-10-9-12-9-10-9-14-15-14-13-11-10-9-11-11-10-10-10-9-6-8-5-6-4-9-10-10-9-7-3-3-3-3-6-7-7-7-3-2-2-30-2-2-2-2-1
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri 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
ASCATB300E63S
57 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
67 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
68 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 253).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB302E63S
88 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
92 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
96 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
97 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
126 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
133 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 253).
- 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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