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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
km/h
40
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
45
W
30
NW
10
N
20
N
60
WNW
40
W
55
NW
65
WNW
65
W
55
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
60
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
9
10
1.2
0.2
0.1
1.7
1.5
0.4
7
1.9
0.7
0.4
2
3
0.3
max °C
2
3
1
-3
-2
-3
-1
-3
-2
1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
min °C
1
2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
1
-3
-2
-3
-3
0
-2
-2
 chill °C
-6
-6
-12
-12
-8
-8
-9
-13
-12
-7
-13
-12
-12
-12
-8
-11
-11
Freezing level m
400
600
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
350
350
250
1350
100
50
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
Sunset
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
96
Stormy winds from the NNW
(96 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 330 to 060 degs)
(19 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 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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