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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
W
10
N
40
N
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
NNW
40
W
25
NW
75
NW
65
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
50
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.8
11
0.3
0.3
0.8
3
0.6
4
2
0.8
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.4
max °C
-1
0
2
1
0
-1
0
0
1
1
0
-2
-4
-5
-5
-9
-10
-3
min °C
-3
-2
1
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-9
-9
-11
-8
 chill °C
-8
-5
-5
-7
-10
-12
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-13
-14
-17
-16
-17
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
250
200
50
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
50
50
200
300
400
350
600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-6-9-13-14-11-12-9-10-14-16-18-19-20-18-15-10-5-5-3-6-9-9-7-8-6-6-9-11-13-14-15-15-13-8-2-121-1-20-101-1-3-4-5-7-9-11-6
Sunrise
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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
ASCATB300E62S
61 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 256).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 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
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E62S
89 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
99 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 249).
- km
hy2c302E63S
115 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
116 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 257).
- km
hy2c301E62S
128 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
129 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 295).
- 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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