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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NW
30
W
25
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
W
45
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.3
1.5
4
0.9
0.2
0.8
0.3
0.1
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-3
-4
-5
-5
-10
-10
-9
-7
-5
-2
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
-9
-9
-9
-5
-9
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
50
0
0
150
300
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-5-5-6-8-10-11-10-7-5-5-4-3-1-1-6-5-4-4-3-2-5-6-7-7-4-2-2-2-3-10-2-2-3-4-310100110-2-4-5-4
Sunrise
9:55
9:56
10:00
10:02
10:03
Sunset
4:00
3:57
3:56
3:53
3:52
3:49

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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
Mist
Wind obs. (31 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
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
5° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 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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