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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
95
WNW
135
WNW
105
WNW
95
W
60
WNW
25
NW
50
NW
95
W
80
W
100
WNW
100
W
110
WSW
75
WSW
90
W
95
W
105
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
8
9
2
3
1
10
3
1
3
4
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-11
-16
-12
-11
-11
-14
-13
-9
-15
-15
-14
-13
-10
-12
-8
min °C
-5
-7
-15
-17
-15
-12
-13
-17
-16
-9
-16
-15
-15
-15
-12
-14
-9
 chill °C
-18
-21
-33
-35
-30
-22
-28
-34
-33
-24
-34
-33
-31
-32
-28
-31
-23
Freezing level m
400
600
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
350
350
250
1350
100
50
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-13-17-14-12-12-16-15-9-16-15-15-14-11-13-9-2-2-9-11-9-9-9-11-10-5-11-10-11-10-7-9-623-1-3-3-4-2-3-31-3-2-3-20-2-2
Sunrise
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
Sunset
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 330).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
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
-2° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
96
Stormy winds from the NNW
(96 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 330 to 050 degs)
(22 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.0 km
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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