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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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PM
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
100
0
250
150
400
150
150
300
150
100
200
km/h
55
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
25
E
5
S
25
NE
45
NE
35
ENE
20
E
10
NNE
10
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.9
0.7
0.5
0.9
0.9
5
4
0.7
0.4
0.3
1
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-10
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-11
-10
-9
-10
-19
-18
-11
-17
-20
-20
-18
-18
-14
-16
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:26
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the W 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
0.0 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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