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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
20
NW
35
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
55
W
25
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
20
NW
55
WSW
35
WNW
50
WNW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
9
9
0.8
0.1
0.1
5
0.7
7
4
0.4
0.5
1.6
0.2
1.4
1.1
max °C
0
2
3
1
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
0
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
0
min °C
0
1
2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
0
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-5
-6
-6
-12
-13
-9
-8
-7
-9
-13
-7
-12
-12
-14
-14
-10
-8
-7
Freezing level m
0
500
600
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
300
150
300
0
350
300
50
200
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-6-13-17-15-13-13-13-15-10-17-16-18-16-11-10-11-5-1-2-8-12-10-9-9-8-11-6-11-11-13-11-8-7-7023-1-3-3-4-4-2-30-3-3-4-3-200
Sunrise
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
Sunset
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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
ASCATC300E63S
37 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
ASCATC299E63S
82 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 272).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes 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
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
0.0 km
ASCATC298E58S
586 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB290E67S
688 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB289E67S
699 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB288E66S
715 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 331).
- 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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