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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
3100
450
350
250
150
150
150
100
km/h
35
N
40
ENE
35
E
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
E
25
WSW
50
SSW
20
S
10
NNE
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
12
11
3
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.3
1.1
0.6
0.1
max °C
0
-1
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-3
-4
-7
-10
-7
-5
-7
-5
-5
-3
min °C
0
-8
-10
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-4
-10
-13
-10
-6
-8
-7
-5
-4
 chill °C
-7
-18
-18
-14
-16
-12
-14
-16
-14
-17
-19
-15
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-15-17-17-17-15-12-16-17-15-11-7-4-3-2-2-7-9-13-14-14-15-13-10-11-14-13-10-6-4-3-1-20-5-10-9-10-9-9-7-4-9-12-9-6-8-6-5-4
Sunrise
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
Sunset
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

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.
1 hour 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
0° C
clear
Mist -.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 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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