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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 25 Aug 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 -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
500
50
550
600
500
0
0
0
km/h
40
W
40
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNE
35
NE
20
NE
35
ESE
50
ESE
30
ESE
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
45
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
6
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-18
-18
-15
-14
-15
-15
-20
-22
-19
-16
-19
-20
-19
-18
-17
-15
-14
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-6-6-8-9-10-11-11-11-11-10-10-8-5-4-5-6-5-4-3-4-5-6-7-8-8-7-8-7-7-5-2-1-3-4-3-3-1-1-1-2-3-6-6-3-4-3-4-6-5-4-5
Sunrise
8:19
8:15
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
Sunset
5:45
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58

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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 -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales 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
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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours 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
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
ASCATB305E62S
270 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB306E62S
315 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB305E61S
348 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB306E61S
363 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB305E60S
378 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB306E60S
385 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 323).
- 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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