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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
5
WSW
20
S
25
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
105
WSW
110
WNW
115
WNW
75
W
85
SW
95
SW
80
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
20
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
5
5
6
2
9
9
1
1
1
2
4
21
max °C
-12
-12
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-8
-6
-7
-16
-15
-13
-12
-10
-8
-8
min °C
-13
-13
-11
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-10
-6
-13
-16
-15
-14
-14
-12
-9
-14
-18
-22
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-17
-25
-20
-29
-32
-32
-31
-31
-24
-19
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
350
0
200
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
200
0
500
150
350
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-10-9-9-7-6-6-9-6-10-16-15-14-13-11-9-11-8-9-8-6-6-4-3-3-7-4-7-11-10-9-10-8-5-9-3-6-4-2-2011-11-1-3-2-2-2-3-1-5
Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue 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.
1 hour 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
-4° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c303E61S
225 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c302E61S
226 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 280).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
hy2c304E61S
284 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c303E60S
298 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c301E60S
323 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c302E60S
324 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 288).
- 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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