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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
75
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
55
N
25
SSW
30
SW
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
N
5
NE
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
7
0.5
0.2
8
1.7
0.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
3
0.6
0.2
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
max °C
-1
-7
-6
0
-12
-12
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-6
-5
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-13
-14
-16
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
-3
-1
-1
-4
-5
-7
-6
 chill °C
-20
-18
-18
-13
-22
-23
-16
-14
-14
-18
-17
-15
-11
-9
-8
-11
-13
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
250
0
50
350
450
400
300
400
0
100
350
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-21-21-15-23-23-21-19-19-19-18-16-13-12-12-14-17-19-17-12-16-15-11-20-19-16-14-14-14-15-13-9-8-9-10-14-15-14-5-7-7-3-13-13-13-9-8-7-7-5-2-1-1-3-5-7-6
Sunrise
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATC300E63S
40 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
47 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
70 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 297).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
ASCATC301E63S
78 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WNW
(71 kph at 292).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
83
Severe gales from the WNW
(83 kph at 300).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB299E63S
86 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
88 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
88 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 253).
- 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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