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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
105
WSW
80
WSW
105
NW
70
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
20
NW
40
NNW
50
WSW
65
WSW
80
W
75
W
60
WNW
55
W
15
WSW
15
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
15
2
1
5
6
6
2
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-19
-12
-22
-24
-22
-21
-19
-17
-16
-13
-12
-12
-12
-15
-22
-21
-16
min °C
-21
-21
-17
-23
-24
-23
-21
-20
-18
-18
-14
-12
-12
-13
-21
-22
-22
-19
 chill °C
-41
-40
-32
-41
-42
-40
-32
-31
-28
-33
-29
-26
-27
-26
-34
-32
-32
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
250
100
350
1550
300
350
250
50
0
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08

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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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