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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
50
0
450
250
150
50
50
400
250
0
100
km/h
40
WSW
30
WNW
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
30
WSW
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
35
W
30
W
15
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.1
0.1
1.1
1
1.3
0.1
0.7
0.9
1.2
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
max °C
-8
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-8
-5
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-8
-9
-10
-13
-12
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-18
-14
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
-19
-18
-17
-21
-19
-18
-17
-15
-17
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-6-7-10-11-13-18-20-21-22-22-20-20-18-16-13-7-6-4-4-6-8-9-15-18-18-19-18-17-16-16-15-11-8-3-2-2-2-1-2-6-9-10-12-11-8-9-9-8-7
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

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
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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