Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Great Needle Peak Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Great Needle Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning).

Days 6-9 Great Needle Peak Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
1
Sat
2
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
cloudy
light rain
light rain
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
light rain
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
5 N5
15 ENE15
15 ENE15
10 ENE10
5 SSE5
10 SSW10
10 SSW10
5 S5
5 NNE5
10 WNW10
15 WNW15
20 W20
20 W20
20 W20
10 NE10
35 E35
35 E35
5 E5
15 WNW15
20 WSW20
15 NW15
10 NNE10
5 SE5
15 W15
30 WSW30
25 W25
15 WNW15
cloudy light rain light rain some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds light rain light rain some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-1 -2 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 -1 -2 -4 -1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Low °C
-1 -2 -2 -1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 -1 -5 -4 -3 -1 -1 1 -1 0 0 0 1
Chill °C
-3 -6 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 -3 -4 -5 -7 -7 -3 -4 -8 -10 -7 -5 -5 -4 -2 -2 -5 -6 -6 -3
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 350
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-13-13-13-12-12-11-10-10-10-8-5-4-4-4-6-8-10-13-12-10-9-9-9-8-6-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-6-6-5-4-3-2-2-3-6-7-10-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-3-2-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-100-1-1-100-1-2-4-1-10100001
Sunrise
- - 5:43 - - 5:46 - - 5:48 - - 5:52 - - 5:54 - - 5:58 - - 6:01 - - 6:03 - - 6:07
Sunset
8:44 - - 8:40 - - 8:37 - - 8:35 - - 8:30 - - 8:28 - - 8:24 - - 8:21 - - 8:17 - -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseArturoPrat
27 km NE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
1.7° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R Marsh
78 km NE
45m alt.
56 minutes ago
0° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
Low: few
FreiChi-base
78 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0.2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente Jubany
88 km ENE
4m alt.
2 hours ago
0.6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
32 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6113
160 km ESE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.9° C
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Great Needle Peak and within an acceptable time window.

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