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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
100
150
150
100
100
100
50
700
100
150
1500
400
km/h
10
SE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
W
35
W
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
SW
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
max °C
-9
-11
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-7
-7
min °C
-12
-13
-11
-7
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-5
-9
-10
 chill °C
-15
-18
-14
-12
-13
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-6
-7
-12
-18
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-10-8-4-2-1-2-4-5-8-10-9-11-13-14-15-13-12-9-7-4-20-2-3-3-6-7-6-8-10-12-13-11-12-9-7-6-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-3-5-8-9
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
Sunset
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (143 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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