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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
50
0
150
250
200
100
250
150
100
km/h
30
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
20
ESE
10
WSW
5
N
30
NE
40
ENE
30
E
5
NNW
20
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.9
1.2
0.3
0.6
0.2
2
2
1.8
1
0.5
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-6
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-7
-9
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-2
-2
-4
-9
-10
-9
-10
-8
-10
-14
-15
-10
-12
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-10
-10
-13
-18
-14
-14
-14
-17
-21
-19
-19
-18
-18
-14
-14
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:26
Sunset
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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