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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
50
200
150
200
km/h
20
W
15
E
50
ENE
60
ENE
25
NNW
50
ENE
40
E
15
ENE
10
N
15
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
N
25
NNW
30
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
6
11
8
11
3
1.5
1.2
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.1
max °C
0
-1
-8
-3
0
-2
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-4
-6
-5
-5
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-1
-6
-8
-7
-1
-8
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-6
-7
-8
-5
-6
-6
 chill °C
-4
-16
-19
-18
-7
-19
-21
-17
-14
-16
-10
-15
-13
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-11-10-13-17-17-17-17-17-14-10-10-11-8-4-2-6-7-8-9-7-10-15-15-15-15-15-12-7-7-10-7-4-2-1-4-8-5-1-5-10-10-10-9-10-8-6-6-7-4-5-6
Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
8:29
Sunset
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
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).
ASCATC300E62S
85 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
85 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
92 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
97 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
123 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC297E62S
139 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC300E61S
140 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 307).
- 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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