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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
100
0
200
150
350
250
450
450
200
km/h
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
15
W
30
W
40
W
50
W
55
WSW
35
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
0
ESE
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
2
0.1
1.3
0.7
2
0.1
0.1
0.1
max °C
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-9
-10
-13
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-10
-10
-8
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-8
-10
-13
-15
-17
-15
-17
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-12
-13
-14
-8
-12
-19
-22
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-21
-16
-15
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-10-11-14-17-21-26-27-25-25-25-23-21-19-17-14-11-2-4-7-7-10-14-18-21-22-22-22-22-20-18-17-15-12-10-4-5-4-3-4-6-10-12-14-16-15-16-15-14-14-12-11-11
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
Sunset
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: few
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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
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).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b299E62S
104 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 242).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E61S
140 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b301E61S
143 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b299E61S
149 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 242).
- 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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