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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
300
200
0
0
0
50
0
350
50
150
100
100
300
100
200
250
km/h
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
60
WSW
55
WSW
30
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
ESE
15
E
25
WNW
40
W
35
W
10
SSW
5
SE
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.1
2
0.4
0.7
0.4
0.4
1.4
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.3
max °C
-8
-8
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-8
-10
-12
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-8
-8
-5
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-8
-9
-10
-14
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-18
-18
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-18
-15
-18
-22
-18
-18
-16
-13
-15
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-9-6-7-10-11-12-17-20-21-23-21-20-20-21-20-17-9-7-6-3-4-6-7-9-13-17-18-20-18-17-17-17-17-16-8-8-3-2-2-2-1-1-6-9-10-13-9-8-9-9-9-9
Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 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
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-7°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC294E61S
373 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC295E60S
395 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 229).
- 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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