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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
400
250
350
250
50
0
50
100
km/h
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
55
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
25
WNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SE
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
5
0.2
4
1.7
1.5
3
1.4
0.3
0.9
max °C
-14
-11
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
0
0
-1
0
-1
0
-3
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-16
-15
-15
-14
-15
-8
-8
-7
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-8
-10
-9
-11
 chill °C
-23
-21
-22
-21
-22
-17
-18
-16
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-14
-16
-15
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
Sunset
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
3°C
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 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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