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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
night
AM
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
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
65
NNW
20
WSW
40
SW
10
SSW
10
NNE
25
N
20
NW
40
W
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
10
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
10
2
0.1
0.1
0.4
1.3
0.1
1.3
5
4
4
1.9
2
0.5
1.7
0.5
0.3
0.1
max °C
-3
-11
-11
-13
-11
-6
-6
-5
-2
-1
0
-1
-4
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-13
-13
-16
-15
-7
-8
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-5
-10
 chill °C
-13
-22
-23
-22
-20
-15
-13
-15
-11
-9
-9
-9
-16
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
200
1500
350
400
250
1450
150
150
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-23-24-23-21-19-19-17-13-12-11-13-19-20-18-16-16-16-16-12-19-20-19-17-14-14-14-10-7-7-9-15-16-16-15-14-13-13-5-12-12-15-13-7-7-6-3-1-1-2-7-8-8-6-6-5-8
Sunrise
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
Sunset
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
3 hours 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
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours 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
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
ASCATB319E60S
1097 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB320E60S
1120 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 301).
- 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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