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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
700
250
150
150
150
150
100
50
50
km/h
40
ENE
10
E
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
40
WSW
30
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.8
1
0.7
0.5
0.3
1.7
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-3
-5
-7
-11
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-11
-12
-11
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-19
-14
-14
-15
-7
-14
-10
-16
-17
-15
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-17-17-16-13-16-18-15-12-9-6-5-4-3-7-9-11-12-14-14-14-13-10-12-14-13-11-9-6-5-4-2-5-6-7-9-9-9-9-7-5-6-9-12-10-8-8-8-6-3-2-2-2
Sunrise
8:38
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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b300E62S
117 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b298E62S
153 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b303E62S
171 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 135).
- km
hy2b298E61S
179 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b297E62S
199 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b304E62S
203 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 128).
- km
hy2b297E61S
220 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
- 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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