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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
NW
50
WSW
50
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
55
WSW
60
WNW
50
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
50
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.4
1.1
0.1
1.2
6
1.2
0.1
3
6
3
0.7
2
2
0.5
1.1
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-9
-5
-2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
-3
1
1
0
0
min °C
-5
-5
-9
-10
-7
-5
0
0
-1
0
1
-3
-1
-3
-3
1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-15
-14
-17
-16
-15
-12
-6
-8
-8
-5
-3
-13
-10
-12
-12
-6
-10
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
500
500
150
50
50
50
450
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW 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
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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c299E62S
95 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c300E62S
103 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c302E63S
128 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c298E62S
129 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c301E62S
130 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c300E61S
140 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c299E61S
157 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 255).
- 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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