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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
km/h
80
W
90
W
90
W
85
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
45
SW
75
WSW
110
W
105
W
90
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
15
N
75
NNE
75
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
2
7
8
1
21
18
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-14
-17
-17
-16
-16
-12
-11
-10
-21
-20
-20
-19
-16
-15
min °C
-11
-10
-13
-16
-18
-18
-19
-20
-13
-11
-20
-21
-20
-21
-20
-16
-20
 chill °C
-25
-24
-29
-32
-34
-34
-36
-35
-28
-27
-40
-40
-37
-37
-28
-32
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
500
500
250
350
250
250
400
1100
1250
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
Sunset
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed 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.
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
0° C
clear
Mist -.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
2.5 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
No report.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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