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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
mod. rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
10
W
25
NNW
30
W
10
N
35
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
55
W
45
NNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
50
N
55
NNW
45
W
10
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
8
1.1
12
0.4
0.6
1.6
1.7
0.8
0.3
9
1.7
0.8
0.9
0.3
1.1
max °C
-6
1
-2
-1
2
1
0
-1
0
0
-2
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-6
-3
-3
-2
1
1
0
-3
0
-1
-4
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-6
 chill °C
-11
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-7
-11
-8
-8
-10
-8
-11
-8
-5
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
300
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
0
50
0
150
150
1200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-8-8-6-9-12-13-12-11-10-8-11-14-13-15-17-8-5-6-5-3-6-7-9-7-7-7-5-7-9-9-11-12-6-1-3-2210-20-1-310-2-2-4-5
Sunrise
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes 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
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes 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
-15° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 290 to 350 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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