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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
45
WNW
85
WNW
65
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
95
SW
75
WSW
80
W
90
W
80
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WNW
75
NW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
10
2
1
2
2
6
3
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-18
min °C
-12
-16
-15
-15
-15
-12
-10
-11
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-21
 chill °C
-24
-33
-30
-31
-30
-28
-24
-25
-31
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-27
-29
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
50
50
50
0
350
500
450
450
150
300
100
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-15-15-14-12-10-11-14-16-17-17-17-17-15-13-20-7-8-10-10-9-8-7-7-10-13-13-13-13-13-12-9-14-2-1-3-3-3-300-3-4-5-5-5-6-6-3-6
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
Sunset
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
46 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
46 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
-10° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 010 degs)
(20 kph at 340).
0.0 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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