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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
150
50
150
150
50
100
150
100
100
150
200
200
200
200
200
150
150
km/h
90
WSW
55
SW
30
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
85
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SE
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
65
SW
70
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-22
-23
-16
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-3
-2
-2
-3
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-20
-25
-26
-20
-14
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-2
-3
-6
-6
-7
-9
 chill °C
-38
-37
-39
-35
-28
-27
-20
-18
-17
-17
-15
-14
-10
-14
-17
-17
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
Sunset
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:49

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SW 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.
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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
10.0 km
High: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 210).
0.0 km
ASCATC282E63S
939 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC282E62S
942 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC281E65S
954 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 204).
- km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATC282E61S
968 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 213).
- 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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