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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
250
150
0
150
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
150
200
200
200
km/h
40
W
35
SW
60
WSW
20
SSW
5
E
15
SW
15
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.9
0.1
3
1.7
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
max °C
-4
-4
-6
-8
-15
-16
-7
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-14
-17
-17
-13
-7
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-14
-17
-17
-24
-24
-25
-20
-17
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-19-24-26-20-15-11-9-8-6-5-2-3-4-5-6-13-14-15-19-23-18-13-8-6-5-4-3-1-2-3-3-5-5-5-6-11-16-17-10-6-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-5
Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
Sunset
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -17°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):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
3° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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