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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
50
200
150
50
400
350
100
250
200
250
0
50
100
150
km/h
55
W
25
SSW
10
SE
5
SW
35
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
55
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.1
1.7
0.1
0.1
6
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.4
max °C
-10
-13
-15
-15
-11
-12
-12
-9
-8
-7
1
1
0
-3
-2
-1
0
min °C
-12
-18
-17
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-9
-8
-6
0
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-25
-26
-23
-19
-21
-19
-21
-20
-18
-18
-16
-8
-11
-12
-9
-7
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-25-24-24-23-23-19-10-8-6-8-9-8-9-10-8-20-22-23-22-20-20-19-16-9-6-5-5-5-5-6-7-5-11-16-16-15-13-14-13-12-9-8-31-1-3-3-1-1
Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 250).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c307E61S
451 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c307E60S
454 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c306E60S
461 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c306E59S
475 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- 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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