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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
50
0
50
200
0
50
0
450
200
150
km/h
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
SW
30
SSE
40
SSW
80
SW
80
WSW
75
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-7
-6
-5
-1
min °C
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-15
-14
-11
-7
-5
-2
 chill °C
-15
-16
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
-20
-18
-21
-22
-23
-26
-25
-22
-20
-17
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-10-10-11-10-10-10-10-11-11-12-14-14-9-7-5-2-5-6-7-7-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-7-5-31-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-4-2-3-6-8-5-2-10
Sunrise
9:22
9:19
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
Sunset
4:49
4:52
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c300E62S
107 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c299E62S
115 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c301E62S
120 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c298E62S
139 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c297E62S
148 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c300E61S
156 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c299E61S
164 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c301E61S
165 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c297E63S
182 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 238).
- 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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