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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
50
50
0
50
50
50
250
0
0
100
100
150
km/h
85
SW
110
SW
90
SW
75
SW
25
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
65
SW
70
WSW
55
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-16
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-19
-22
-25
-23
-20
-14
min °C
-13
-16
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-19
-20
-24
-25
-24
-23
-18
 chill °C
-28
-34
-32
-31
-26
-26
-28
-24
-27
-30
-31
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-16-17-19-19-19-19-19-17-16-18-20-23-25-24-22-16-11-12-12-13-15-16-15-16-16-15-13-14-16-17-21-21-20-15-4-5-5-7-8-9-9-8-9-7-5-5-7-9-14-17-17-14
Sunrise
9:47
9:45
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
Sunset
4:25
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW 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
ASCATC300E63S
57 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
60 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
64 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
67 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
69 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
73 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 239).
- 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
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
86 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 256).
- 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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