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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
200
50
200
150
km/h
25
W
15
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
25
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
5
10
8
12
1.6
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.7
0.3
max °C
-1
-1
-8
-5
-2
-2
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-5
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
-7
min °C
-1
-6
-8
-8
-2
-9
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-8
-9
-10
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-7
-16
-19
-20
-10
-19
-20
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-14
-12
-14
-11
-12
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-12-11-13-16-18-18-17-17-15-12-12-12-8-5-4-6-8-8-10-8-11-15-15-15-15-15-13-9-9-10-7-5-4-1-4-8-7-2-6-11-10-11-10-10-8-7-8-9-5-5-7
Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
Sunset
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours 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
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 340).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E57S
629 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c295E57S
635 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- 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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