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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
110
W
95
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
40
NW
30
W
35
SSW
25
NW
35
NW
50
WNW
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
10
1
2
5
6
1
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-16
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-14
min °C
-11
-14
-15
-13
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-17
-14
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-14
-16
 chill °C
-27
-30
-31
-27
-25
-30
-32
-30
-28
-28
-24
-19
-19
-19
-18
-21
-29
-33
Freezing level m
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
400
650
0
100
250
50
150
50
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-14-15-13-12-13-15-15-16-17-13-10-9-9-9-10-13-15-6-10-11-10-8-9-11-11-12-14-12-8-6-7-6-6-8-110-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-6-9-11-6-2-3-3-1-2-3
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
Sunset
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain .
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c300E62S
112 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c299E62S
124 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c301E62S
126 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c299E61S
147 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c300E61S
152 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c298E62S
170 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c297E62S
176 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c302E61S
188 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c298E61S
188 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
- 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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