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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
15
SSW
25
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
45
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
85
W
75
W
95
W
125
WNW
115
WSW
95
SW
80
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
4
3
1
3
2
3
4
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-5
-6
-8
-3
-3
-14
-10
-12
min °C
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-5
-14
-15
-10
-16
-24
-24
-23
-21
-23
-23
-18
-16
-19
-19
-18
-23
-22
-18
-32
-33
-25
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
250
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
150
550
200
150
200
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 210 degs)
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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).

* 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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