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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 07 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
km/h
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
NNE
10
W
15
NNW
35
NW
50
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
5
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
25
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
8
6
0.8
2
0.5
1.7
0.2
0.1
2
1.5
2
3
0.2
0.2
4
max °C
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
min °C
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
1
-2
-3
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-6
-10
-10
-16
450
1550
850
800
500
250
300
250
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
200
100
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-4-6-7-9-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-16-11-1-1-1-3-3-5-7-8-9-9-9-11-11-11-111233211200-1-2-2-4-5-5-5
Sunrise
10:23
10:26
10:26
10:27
10:30
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:29

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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 Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
57 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
Fog -.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c302E63S
93 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c300E62S
94 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c299E62S
110 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c303E63S
139 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c300E61S
141 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 298).
- 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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