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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
km/h
40
N
60
WNW
80
W
70
W
80
WNW
80
NW
110
W
110
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
80
W
100
WSW
80
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
55
WSW
75
W
70
W
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Snowflake cm
8
1
7
9
1
1
4
1
5
1
1
3
5
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-15
-13
-9
-11
-17
-15
-13
-10
-11
-13
-16
-15
-16
-14
-13
-11
min °C
-8
-13
-17
-15
-10
-17
-18
-16
-15
-12
-12
-15
-16
-15
-17
-15
-14
-13
 chill °C
-18
-28
-34
-30
-24
-36
-37
-34
-30
-27
-28
-32
-33
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
450
0
50
100
0
0
50
200
550
350
400
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-12-16-14-10-14-18-16-14-11-12-14-16-15-17-15-14-12-6-7-11-11-5-10-14-11-9-7-7-10-12-11-12-10-8-8-1-1-3-31-2-5-3-2-20-2-3-4-5-3-1-1
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
Sunset
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat 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.
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
0° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
82 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 101).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
91 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
128 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
140 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
140 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
161 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
169 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 19).
- 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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