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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
100
200
350
250
50
100
250
250
450
100
100
100
150
150
km/h
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ENE
30
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
SW
10
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
45
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.3
0.7
1
0.2
1.9
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-7
-9
-15
-15
-14
-7
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-9
-8
-10
-6
-4
-6
-8
-13
-16
-15
-16
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
-4
 chill °C
-15
-13
-16
-14
-13
-16
-18
-24
-16
-19
-23
-16
-15
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-17-14-15-18-19-24-26-24-18-13-10-9-7-5-5-4-15-15-14-12-12-14-16-19-23-21-17-10-8-6-5-3-3-3-9-8-9-6-4-5-8-11-16-15-15-8-6-6-5-4-5-4
Sunrise
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
Sunset
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44

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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 -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri 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
hy2b301E63S
74 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 62).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c300E62S
93 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 218).
- km
hy2b300E62S
94 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b299E62S
119 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b298E62S
119 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c298E62S
122 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c299E62S
133 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 222).
- km

* 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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