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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
 km/h
40
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
15
ENE
30
E
20
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
0
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
1.1
0.4
0.2
0.4
8
1.5
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
max °C
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
min °C
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
2
2
-2
1
1
-1
0
0
0
-9
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-4
-2
-2
2
2
-4
-4
-3
-7
-6
-6
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
300
350
400
0
150
200
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
100
150
50
1400
5300
0
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:57
2:58
2:59
3:00
3:01
3:03
Sunset
11:01
11:01
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
70
Gales from the SSE
(70 kph at 150).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7613
136 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP6017
136 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1536
136 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP8874
136 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5742
136 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C

* 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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