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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
50
150
100
150
150
100
150
150
150
150
200
200
150
km/h
55
SW
65
WSW
60
SW
90
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
85
SW
50
SW
50
SW
25
SSW
75
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
4
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-17
-18
-22
-24
-18
-15
-9
-9
-8
-4
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-20
-25
-25
-21
-15
-12
-9
-9
-8
-5
-3
-2
-3
-5
-7
 chill °C
-31
-30
-32
-38
-36
-40
-36
-29
-26
-21
-20
-16
-17
-12
-10
-13
-15
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-17-19-24-25-20-15-11-9-9-6-5-3-2-3-5-6-13-13-13-15-18-22-19-14-7-6-6-4-3-2-1-2-3-5-6-4-5-7-11-15-17-10-6-4-3-5-3-2-4-4-4-4
Sunrise
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
Sunset
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
ASCATB300E62S
63 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 238).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB300E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 240).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
ASCATB299E62S
84 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 237).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB299E63S
97 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
115 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
128 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB300E61S
132 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 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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