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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
35
SW
30
W
70
WNW
50
W
35
NW
55
NNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
20
W
75
WSW
45
WNW
80
WNW
90
W
60
WNW
40
WSW
30
W
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
9
1
12
1
5
9
6
1
6
6
2
6
 mm
max °C
-11
-9
-6
-7
-8
-5
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-6
-8
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-15
-12
-13
-11
-12
-13
-13
-16
-15
-17
 chill °C
-22
-20
-20
-16
-17
-18
-23
-25
-30
-20
-28
-23
-27
-29
-28
-28
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
250
150
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
150
50
200
450
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-8-8-6-10-12-14-12-13-9-10-13-13-15-15-17-9-8-5-6-5-3-6-7-10-8-9-5-7-8-8-10-10-13-6-6-1-2-121-1-3-3-3-21-1-1-3-4-8
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon 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
41 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
42 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
65 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
79 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
83 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
109 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
125 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
135 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
152 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
160 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 242).
- 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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