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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
450
300
350
300
0
km/h
5
SW
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
15
W
20
W
40
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
15
E
40
E
15
E
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.1
0.2
1.1
9
1.2
0.7
0.4
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-3
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-9
-7
-6
-13
-13
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-9
-10
-9
-12
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-10
-10
-21
-22
-21
-24
-24
-20
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-8-7-5-5-8-11-11-13-17-20-18-15-22-24-22-9-8-6-4-3-2-5-7-7-9-14-18-17-14-21-21-19-4-5-5-4-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-10-8-9-14-14-12
Sunrise
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
Sunset
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
58 minutes 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 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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