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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
350
150
150
100
200
150
150
100
50
50
km/h
20
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
40
WSW
30
SSW
10
S
10
N
10
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
25
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
1.4
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-8
-3
-5
-8
-12
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-11
-13
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-18
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-17
-18
-16
-15
-15
-11
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-15-13-17-18-15-12-10-7-6-5-3-4-3-5-14-14-14-13-11-12-14-13-11-9-6-5-4-2-2-1-3-10-10-10-8-5-5-10-13-10-8-9-7-7-4-3-3-4
Sunrise
8:34
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
Sunset
5:29
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:42

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(39 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: clear
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
0.0 km
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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