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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
75
WSW
80
W
80
W
85
W
85
W
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
40
SSW
75
WSW
100
W
105
W
70
W
75
W
50
WNW
25
ENE
45
SW
60
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
11
2
2
7
18
2
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-14
-17
-18
-17
-15
-12
-10
-10
-20
-21
-16
-17
-23
-19
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-13
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-13
-12
-19
-20
-21
-20
-22
-24
-23
 chill °C
-27
-25
-26
-28
-34
-34
-33
-32
-33
-28
-28
-36
-37
-39
-37
-36
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
0
500
500
400
50
250
0
100
400
1100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-11-12-16-18-18-17-17-13-11-15-20-21-18-20-24-21-8-7-7-9-12-13-13-12-13-9-8-10-14-15-14-18-19-16-200-2-3-5-5-5-7-3-1-3-6-6-7-11-12-9
Sunrise
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
Sunset
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: 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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
0.0 km
ASCATB319E61S
1013 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB318E60S
1014 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB319E60S
1021 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 229).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos