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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
550
km/h
70
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
90
WNW
65
WSW
20
WNW
40
N
60
NE
70
ENE
45
ENE
25
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
14
1
3
10
11
8
14
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
-11
-9
-11
-13
-16
-17
-18
-17
-18
-16
-12
min °C
-8
-10
-10
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-12
-15
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
 chill °C
-20
-22
-22
-20
-23
-20
-19
-19
-26
-29
-32
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
Sunset
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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
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
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Mist
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
10.0 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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