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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
40
SW
35
WSW
70
WNW
50
WSW
30
NW
80
NNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
75
W
50
NW
50
SW
45
WNW
85
NW
110
W
45
WNW
50
W
40
W
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
9
1
12
4
3
5
5
8
4
7
1
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-9
-6
-8
-8
-4
-8
-10
-12
-11
-12
-9
-6
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
min °C
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-15
-11
-13
-12
-8
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
 chill °C
-23
-19
-20
-19
-17
-18
-23
-28
-31
-23
-27
-25
-20
-31
-28
-29
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
50
0
0
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
200
50
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-8-8-8-6-9-11-14-11-13-11-7-14-13-15-17-18-9-7-5-6-6-3-6-6-9-7-8-7-3-9-9-10-12-13-5-6-1-3-221-1-30-3-22-1-2-3-5-6
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
54 minutes 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
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes 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
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
0.0 km
ASCATB309E61S
504 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB310E61S
535 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB311E60S
693 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB312E60S
717 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB312E59S
728 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB313E60S
759 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 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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