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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
45
SW
20
SW
40
W
55
WNW
75
WNW
60
WSW
60
WSW
15
WNW
5
SW
55
E
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NW
25
SW
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
0.2
1
3
10
0.5
0.4
12
7
3
0.4
4
0.6
0.4
3
max °C
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-8
-8
-1
-2
-12
-13
-13
-9
-6
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-6
-7
-2
-1
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-13
-14
-13
-13
-7
-5
-3
-2
 chill °C
-16
-14
-10
-10
-17
-20
-20
-18
-20
-22
-20
-20
-19
-15
-15
-12
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
350
100
50
50
200
450
100
250
250
250
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
Sunset
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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
-5° C
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-15° C
clear
Mist -.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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