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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
N
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
60
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
50
W
15
WNW
15
ENE
25
ESE
10
S
5
ESE
10
SW
5
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
0.1
1
0.2
2
0.4
1.6
6
0.7
2
5
2
0.2
0.1
0.1
max°C
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
0
0
-3
-3
-4
-11
-11
-11
-11
-5
-2
-2
min°C
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-3
-8
-12
-12
-11
-14
-8
-4
-4
chill°C 
-8
-9
-10
-9
-12
-10
-9
-14
-8
-19
-20
-18
-11
-20
-11
-10
-11
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
550
100
50
700
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-7-8-9-9-11-16-16-17-20-20-19-16-11-8-4-9-8-5-5-6-5-6-12-10-12-17-17-16-14-9-6-3-4-3-2-1-2-1-1-4-3-6-12-12-11-13-7-3-3
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
6:43
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59
7:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
34 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
4.0 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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