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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 22 Jun Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sun morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
25
WSW
40
WSW
50
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
25
NNW
50
WSW
25
W
10
N
25
NNE
25
W
45
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
0.1
7
0.4
1.6
3
1.2
1.5
0.1
2
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-5
-6
-7
-6
0
-2
-2
-2
1
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-8
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
0
-1
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-11
-12
-8
-10
-10
-11
-8
-7
-6
-7
-12
-12
-12
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
400
1400
250
150
50
100
50
0
100
300
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-16-14-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-8-10-15-15-15-12-9-11-11-10-10-9-8-6-8-6-6-4-6-10-12-12-9-3-3-3-6-7-8-7-3-2-3-31-1-3-4-3-3
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the ESE 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Comodoro Rivadav
1940 km NW
46m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATC259E67S
1974 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 16).
- 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos