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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
200
200
0
100
150
300
500
350
km/h
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
15
W
25
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
35
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.4
1.3
0.1
0.9
2
0.1
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-10
-10
-14
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-11
min °C
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
-10
-13
-15
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
 chill °C
-14
-12
-13
-14
-10
-12
-18
-21
-26
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-7-11-11-13-17-22-26-27-24-24-25-24-22-20-3-2-5-7-7-9-14-19-20-23-22-22-21-21-20-18-6-4-5-4-4-5-6-10-12-15-17-17-18-16-15-13
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
Sunset
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC295E64S
316 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
321 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 205).
- 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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