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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
5
WNW
10
E
20
E
25
E
25
NE
15
NNW
10
N
 cm 
 mm 
1.1
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.1
3
4
0.3
0.3
max°C
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
min°C
0
-1
0
1
-1
1
0
-1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
chill°C 
-2
-3
-4
-2
-5
-3
-6
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-2
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
150
0
150
50
0
0
100
50
50
100
100
300
450
250
Cloud base (m)
0
150
550
1300
500
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
2:54
Sunset
10:57
10:58
10:59
11:00
11:00
11:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 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
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Drizzle
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3536
406 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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