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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
0
200
350
350
150
150
200
150
100
100
100
50
50
50
km/h
0
ENE
45
WSW
20
S
10
E
10
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
25
W
10
WNW
0
NNE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
1.9
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
4
max °C
-7
-3
-5
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-13
-14
-13
-17
-18
-14
-14
-14
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-5
-1
-5
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-17-17-14-11-9-5-3-1-2-3-4-7-7-7-7-14-11-12-14-12-10-8-5-20-1-2-3-6-5-4-4-8-6-6-11-11-10-8-8-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-1-1
Sunrise
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
Sunset
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
38 minutes ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
38 minutes ago
-14° C
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
38 minutes ago
-23° C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
38 minutes ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
38 minutes ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
8.0 km
High: 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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