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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
100
100
100
100
400
350
km/h
15
WSW
25
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
5
NE
10
E
15
E
35
E
40
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.7
1.1
4
5
6
9
2
0.1
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
min °C
-8
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-9
 chill °C
-15
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-2
-6
-6
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-2-5-6-9-9-8-7-8-8-9-11-12-12-3-10-1-3-5-7-7-5-4-5-6-6-8-9-10-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-5-8
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
Sunset
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
45 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 259).
- km
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.
3 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
80 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
80 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 221).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB298E63S
100 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c299E62S
107 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
130 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 222).
- 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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