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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
100
200
150
100
300
0
100
150
150
200
150
150
km/h
50
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
40
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
15
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
75
SW
40
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-17
-19
-21
-21
-16
-9
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-18
-20
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
-20
-23
-23
-18
-15
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-31
-29
-30
-29
-31
-28
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-32
-38
-32
-28
-21
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-19-19-18-20-19-17-16-16-17-20-22-22-17-12-9-9-8-14-15-16-15-16-17-14-13-12-14-16-20-20-17-11-7-6-6-8-8-9-8-9-12-6-4-4-5-7-13-16-16-12-6-3-4
Sunrise
9:45
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
Sunset
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c300E62S
92 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c299E62S
109 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c300E61S
139 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c298E62S
145 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c299E61S
154 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c301E61S
160 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c297E64S
163 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 225).
- 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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