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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
200
100
0
0
450
450
350
200
100
250
0
200
150
400
km/h
35
SSW
50
SW
85
W
105
SW
90
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
25
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
SW
20
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-11
-11
-13
-19
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
min °C
-13
-8
-9
-8
-7
-11
-11
-12
-18
-20
-22
-23
-23
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-24
-20
-24
-22
-20
-25
-25
-26
-33
-29
-30
-28
-32
-32
-31
-30
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-8-8-7-7-10-11-12-16-20-22-23-23-22-20-19-19-19-9-7-6-4-4-6-7-8-11-15-17-19-19-18-16-15-15-17-8-8-3-2-1-2-1-1-5-8-10-12-13-10-8-7-7-9
Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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
ASCATC299E63S
98 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
140 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
195 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
197 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
200 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
200 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
209 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
282 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
292 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC294E62S
338 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 216).
- 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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