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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
km/h
90
W
35
NW
35
N
80
NW
80
W
75
W
85
WNW
95
WNW
120
WSW
110
WSW
55
W
80
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
75
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
5
1
6
8
1
2
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-15
-10
-9
-11
-15
-14
-9
-9
-18
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-16
-14
-9
-14
-17
-16
-11
-16
-18
-17
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
 chill °C
-33
-27
-19
-30
-34
-32
-26
-36
-38
-36
-28
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
200
400
200
350
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-9-13-16-15-10-13-18-16-14-12-11-10-10-11-11-11-9-6-9-12-11-6-9-14-12-9-8-7-7-6-7-7-3-3-2-1-3-3-1-2-5-4-2-3-1-1000
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
10:19
Sunset
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:51

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
37 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
37 minutes ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
37 minutes 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
-3° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
102
Extremely windy from the WNW
(102 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
hy2c286E57S
992 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 325).
- km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c285E57S
1017 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c284E58S
1044 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c283E58S
1074 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 312).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(17 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud

* 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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