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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
km/h
20
NW
35
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
45
W
30
NW
10
NNW
10
N
35
NW
60
W
30
NNW
65
W
70
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.3
8
10
1
0.1
0.6
5
1.1
4
3
0.8
0.8
0.4
0.9
0.5
0.5
max °C
0
2
3
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
0
0
min °C
0
1
2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-5
-6
-6
-11
-12
-9
-7
-7
-10
-13
-8
-15
-14
-12
-14
-9
-8
-9
Freezing level m
0
450
600
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
300
50
150
0
500
0
450
50
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-5-5-13-16-14-12-12-14-14-11-16-15-16-15-11-11-10-5-2-2-9-11-10-9-9-10-10-7-11-11-12-10-7-7-7023-1-3-3-4-3-2-3-1-3-3-3-3-10-1
Sunrise
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
Sunset
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
clear
Fog -.
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
0.3 km
ASCATB300E62S
82 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 324).
- km
hy2b300E62S
82 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 325).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E63S
92 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
96 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 323).
- km
hy2b299E62S
105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
112 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
113 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 325).
- 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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