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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
150
550
100
300
0
50
50
100
150
0
km/h
30
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
5
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.9
1.5
1
0.5
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-8
-10
 chill °C
-12
-12
-7
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-10
-10
-15
-14
-14
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-9-8-7-7-7-9-10-10-11-11-12-11-10-11-12-4-6-7-6-5-4-5-6-7-8-9-8-9-9-7-8-10-5-5-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-5-7-5-5-6-6-7-9
Sunrise
8:19
8:15
8:12
8:10
8:07
Sunset
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
2.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
Mist -.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
2.5 km
Low: broken
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos