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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
km/h
70
W
60
NW
80
WNW
110
WSW
80
WSW
50
W
75
SW
80
W
90
W
85
W
70
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
45
SW
30
WNW
80
NNW
55
W
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Snowflake cm
8
7
3
1
2
3
2
9
9
 mm
max °C
-13
-9
-11
-15
-15
-13
-10
-10
-11
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-11
-15
min °C
-15
-10
-17
-16
-15
-14
-11
-10
-12
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-13
-19
 chill °C
-30
-23
-36
-32
-31
-27
-25
-24
-27
-30
-30
-30
-25
-26
-31
-27
-28
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
50
0
100
0
0
100
450
1500
600
300
50
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-10-14-16-15-14-11-10-12-14-15-16-15-16-17-16-12-17-11-5-9-10-11-10-7-7-8-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-9-12-3-1-2-3-3-3-30-1-3-4-5-7-7-4-3-2-5
Sunrise
10:23
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
Sunset
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NNW 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
hy2b301E63S
68 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 278).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b300E62S
86 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b299E62S
101 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b298E62S
118 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b302E63S
126 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b301E62S
132 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b299E61S
137 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b303E63S
145 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 288).
- 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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