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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
55
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
35
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.1
0.2
2
0.4
0.7
0.1
1.7
max °C
1
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
0
1
1
2
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
1
1
2
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-1
1
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
850
1000
1500
Cloud base (m)
150
50
0
50
50
50
150
100
50
50
150
150
4300
150
150
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-5-2-2-2-3-5-6-8-8-6-4-3-3-2-1-2-2-2-3-1-1-1-2-2-4-6-5-4-4-3-20010-1-1-2-1-1-220-2-2-3-4-4-2112
Sunrise
10:06
10:07
10:10
10:11
10:14
10:15
Sunset
3:48
3:45
3:44
3:41
3:41
3:38

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes 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
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
0.8 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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