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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
50
200
50
100
150
100
100
50
150
150
100
50
350
400
650
km/h
40
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
10
E
10
NW
10
SW
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.1
3
0.1
0.1
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-13
-13
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-8
-7
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-7
 chill °C
-20
-19
-24
-23
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-13
-13
-11
-7
-13
-12
-10
-9
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-23-25-24-21-18-13-9-8-10-12-11-10-11-10-11-11-17-18-20-21-21-17-15-10-6-5-7-8-9-7-8-7-8-9-9-9-12-13-13-11-10-8-6-4-4-5-6-5-6-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
Sunset
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
54 minutes ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
54 minutes ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
54 minutes ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
54 minutes ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
54 minutes ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
54 minutes ago
-20°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
54 minutes ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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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