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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
40
W
50
WNW
70
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
NNE
50
SE
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
WSW
20
W
45
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
1
8
0.6
9
4
0.8
2
0.3
2
1.7
1
4
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-7
-7
0
-12
-11
-14
-12
-12
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-2
-1
-8
-8
-8
-8
-13
-13
-15
-13
-13
-11
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-10
-10
-20
-20
-18
-14
-16
-19
-19
-17
-18
-18
-14
-13
-10
-8
-9
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
200
100
250
100
100
100
150
200
50
150
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-16-21-20-15-22-23-22-21-20-19-18-16-12-11-11-12-9-9-12-16-16-11-20-19-17-16-15-14-13-12-8-7-7-8-2-1-5-8-8-4-13-12-15-13-13-8-5-4-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
Sunset
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour 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
-2° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 270).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c298E62S
121 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c297E62S
161 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c299E61S
162 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c298E61S
182 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c296E63S
206 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c296E62S
207 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c297E61S
214 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- 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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