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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
200
0
150
150
100
100
150
150
150
150
200
200
200
150
150
150
50
km/h
60
WSW
25
SSW
5
ESE
15
SW
25
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.9
1.1
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
1.7
max °C
-6
-8
-15
-15
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
1
min °C
-6
-14
-18
-18
-8
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
 chill °C
-17
-23
-25
-26
-16
-15
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
Sunset
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:49

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

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 Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 310 to 070 degs)
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 km
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
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
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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