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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
150
200
350
250
100
50
0
200
km/h
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
20
SW
10
W
15
W
30
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.2
1.1
3
1.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-8
-6
-3
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-10
-10
-8
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-6
-8
-8
-11
-15
-15
-16
-13
-15
-12
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
9:03
Sunset
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW 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.
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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 050 degs)
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour 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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