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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 08 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
km/h
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NNW
65
NW
45
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
NNE
5
E
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
3
3
0.5
0.2
0.3
1.7
0.1
0.4
0.7
3
10
max °C
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
0
min °C
2
2
1
2
-2
0
0
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-5
-3
-2
-3
-2
-6
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
-9
-8
-11
-10
-6
-14
1000
550
400
450
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
150
50
0
200
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-6-7-10-11-11-12-13-14-14-13-12-13-12-11-121-1-2-3-5-7-6-8-9-10-10-9-8-10-8-7-83222-110-2-3-4-5-4-3-4-3-1-3
Sunrise
10:26
10:26
10:27
10:30
10:30
Sunset
3:33
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:29
3:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
0.2 km
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.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 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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