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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
NW
25
NNW
40
W
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
15
SW
5
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1.1
6
4
0.4
1
1.7
1.4
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.7
max °C
-1
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-2
-2
-1
0
min °C
-3
0
-6
-5
-4
-6
-8
-10
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-7
-2
-1
-1
-8
-6
-14
-14
-11
-10
-12
-16
-19
-16
-14
-14
-14
-18
-14
-9
-8
-9
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1950
150
100
450
150
100
100
50
100
0
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-14-13-13-16-18-21-22-21-20-19-17-14-10-7-5-5-8-5-11-10-10-13-14-16-18-17-17-17-15-12-7-4-2-3-20-4-5-4-5-8-10-12-12-11-10-10-11-5-2-1-1
Sunrise
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
Sunset
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° 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.
1 hour ago
-2° 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
Mist
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC296E64S
263 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 264).
- 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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