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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
75
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
60
W
70
WNW
120
WNW
130
WSW
95
WSW
70
WSW
85
W
95
W
65
W
70
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
75
W
55
WNW
85
W
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Snowflake cm
4
6
9
3
2
3
1
11
2
12
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-11
-15
-14
-8
-9
-9
-8
-4
-4
-5
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-16
-17
-15
-12
-9
-11
-11
-6
-5
-11
-13
-12
-15
 chill °C
-19
-19
-20
-20
-18
-37
-37
-32
-27
-23
-26
-25
-18
-18
-25
-26
-25
-31
Freezing level m
0
100
50
0
300
0
0
0
0
150
150
0
100
700
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
250
450
0
100
400
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-8-6-14-16-15-10-9-10-10-5-5-8-13-12-15-4-4-3-5-3-9-12-11-7-5-6-7-3-2-5-8-8-9111-11-1-3-3-111-2121-1-1-1
Sunrise
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
10:27
10:26
Sunset
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38
3:41
3:41

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
hy2b301E63S
56 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 298).
- km
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
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b300E62S
105 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b302E63S
111 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b298E62S
113 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b303E63S
133 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b301E62S
135 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b299E62S
141 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 318).
- 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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