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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
100
100
0
0
0
50
50
0
50
50
km/h
55
SW
75
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
60
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
40
WSW
70
SW
65
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-12
-7
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-3
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-26
-25
-24
-23
-15
-17
-18
-15
-18
-18
-18
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:53
8:51
Sunset
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:17

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours 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
-10° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
ASCATB309E61S
547 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB310E61S
565 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB308E60S
569 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB309E60S
621 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB308E59S
647 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB310E60S
658 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 196).
- 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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