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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
45
W
60
W
65
SW
55
SW
30
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
2
0.1
max °C
-1
0
0
-2
-1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-9
-6
-10
-9
-7
-2
-7
-7
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-12
-12
-11
-10
0
1500
0
0
0
500
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
150
150
200
200
100
0
0
50
50
100
150
150
100
100
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-110-2-3-4-5-4-1-3-2-5-5-12-11-7-6-1111-1-1-2-3-21-10-3-3-8-8-4-4-20-1-2-2110-10-1-1-11-1-2-2-3
Sunrise
10:02
10:03
10:06
10:07
10:10
10:11
Sunset
3:52
3:49
3:48
3:45
3:44
3:41

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
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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