– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | |
mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 350 | 300 | 300 | 350 | 250 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
max °C | 0 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -14 | -13 | -9 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -13 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 |
chill °C | -9 | -12 | -17 | -16 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base | |||||
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |  | ||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport | | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseBernardoO higgins | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
ASCATC298E61S | |||||
ASCATC297E62S | |||||
ASCATC297E61S | |||||
ASCATC299E61S |
* 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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