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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
95
WNW
80
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
35
WSW
15
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
75
WNW
95
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
70
WNW
95
WNW
135
WSW
115
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
7
1
6
1
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-16
-18
-19
-19
-18
-13
-9
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-9
-19
-13
-9
min °C
-15
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-16
-12
-9
-7
-7
-9
-9
-19
-20
-16
-12
 chill °C
-32
-36
-36
-36
-32
-30
-28
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-40
-42
-35
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
250
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
150
300
500
1500
300
300
150
200
250
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:32
10:30
10:30
Sunset
3:32
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW 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
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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
100
Stormy winds from the NW
(100 kph at 320).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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