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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly gales.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
20
WSW
30
ENE
15
NE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
0.2
1
0.4
0.2
1.2
0.7
0.2
1.8
3
3
10
1.5
0.7
0.9
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-6
-7
-1
1
1
1
0
-2
-1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-8
-6
0
1
0
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-15
-14
-12
-6
-4
-5
-6
-6
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
200
500
100
100
350
100
50
50
150
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-13-13-15-16-16-16-16-13-10-7-8-8-10-12-13-10-11-10-9-10-11-11-12-12-12-8-4-4-4-6-8-9-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-5-7-8-4111-1-2-2
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
Sunset
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 360 degs)
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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