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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNE
10
WNW
45
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
NNW
20
NW
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
25
W
2
0.3
1.9
10
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.9
1.7
0.5
0.3
0.4
max °C
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
5
2
2
2
1
min °C
2
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
2
2
2
0
-1
1
0
-1
-3
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
-3
0
0
-5
-5
-4
-6
650
950
900
950
950
700
1350
1100
1650
1600
1400
1700
1750
400
250
300
150
Cloud base (m)
0
150
400
0
0
0
50
0
250
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-3-4-3-2-100-10-1-7-10-10-11-2-10-1-1-11132133-4-6-5-634444344542452221
Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:58
9:54
9:52
9:50

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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. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
4.0 km
Mid: 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
6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6132
140 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6815
141 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2744
141 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2347
141 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5043
156 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2499
156 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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