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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
100
150
150
150
200
100
300
350
250
150
50
km/h
30
W
40
W
40
W
60
W
20
SSW
10
SE
10
SW
30
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
50
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.1
1.4
3
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.1
max °C
-3
-3
-7
-12
-13
-15
-15
-11
-13
-12
-9
-8
-7
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-4
-8
-8
-12
-18
-17
-16
-12
-15
-13
-14
-9
-8
-6
0
0
-2
 chill °C
-13
-19
-18
-25
-26
-23
-22
-20
-22
-20
-21
-18
-17
-16
-8
-8
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
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Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
Sunset
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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
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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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