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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
20
NE
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
25
E
25
ENE
35
E
45
E
35
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
 cm 
 mm 
0.2
1.1
0.1
1.2
10
2
0.1
0.5
1.8
7
0.3
4
13
0.2
max°C
-1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
min°C
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
chill°C 
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
1
0
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
Freezing level (m
0
0
50
200
300
150
200
400
100
200
300
400
550
850
200
200
350
250
Cloud base (m)
100
100
50
0
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-7-8-8-7-5-4-3-6-6-6-7-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-2-1-1-3-3-2-3-111111122111221111
Sunrise
3:00
3:00
2:59
2:58
2:57
2:56
Sunset
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:50
10:51
10:52

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8212
102 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7957
102 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3043
102 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2714
102 km S
3m alt.
2 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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