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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
100
100
150
200
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
100
50
0
km/h
95
SW
50
SW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
45
SW
65
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-9
-10
-8
-8
-5
-5
-4
-1
-2
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-11
 chill °C
-23
-22
-17
-19
-13
-11
-11
-9
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-19
-22
-24
-21
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-8-7-5-5-3-1-2-4-6-7-9-10-11-11-10-11-11-6-6-5-5-3-3-2-1-2-3-4-5-7-7-8-8-6-7-8-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-4-3-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
9:19
9:18
Sunset
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:49
4:52
4:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
0.0 km
ASCATB307E61S
461 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB308E61S
484 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB307E60S
532 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC309E61S
546 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB309E61S
558 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB310E61S
566 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB308E60S
572 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 272).
- 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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