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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
150
150
100
100
100
100
50
50
km/h
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
20
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
40
E
40
E
25
E
15
E
5
E
20
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
1
4
6
6
6
0.1
0.1
0.7
max °C
-7
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-6
 chill °C
-12
-13
-11
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-8
-5
-8
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-3-20-2-4-6-7-9-8-7-8-8-8-8-9-10-6-3-11-1-3-4-5-7-5-5-6-5-5-5-6-8-7-6-4-4-4-3-3-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-5
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Snow
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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