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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
50
WSW
35
WSW
10
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
65
WNW
55
WSW
55
WSW
15
NNW
60
NW
70
WSW
15
SSW
30
E
20
ENE
30
NW
45
W
45
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
0.2
0.9
0.7
8
0.3
0.3
7
1.5
0.8
0.6
0.6
2
0.9
max °C
-5
-4
-5
-1
-1
-1
-8
-7
0
-3
-9
-10
-9
-11
-6
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-6
-9
-2
-1
-5
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-12
-10
-13
-13
-5
-3
-3
 chill °C
-15
-16
-14
-10
-9
-15
-20
-20
-17
-22
-22
-19
-20
-19
-19
-15
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
150
50
50
100
450
150
250
100
250
2200
250
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-17-13-11-14-21-21-15-16-21-22-22-21-20-17-15-15-14-14-13-9-8-10-17-16-11-13-17-17-18-17-16-13-10-11-5-5-7-2-1-3-8-8-4-6-9-11-10-12-10-4-3-3
Sunrise
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
Sunset
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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.
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.
1 hour ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: 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
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
0.0 km
ASCATC296E64S
262 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
279 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC295E63S
284 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC294E63S
323 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC294E64S
324 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
334 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 234).
- 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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