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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NE
5
NW
30
W
30
W
15
W
30
E
50
E
45
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
10
ENE
10
NW
10
W
20
ESE
10
S
25
SW
15
WSW
2
2
1.1
0.5
0.1
1.5
7
4
0.3
0.5
2
0.1
max °C
1
2
2
2
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
min °C
1
1
1
2
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-4
-2
-5
-4
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-8
-11
-10
-10
-10
-6
-8
-5
-11
-8
-7
-7
300
150
250
250
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
450
1300
100
100
0
50
1600
600
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-8-8-7-9-12-14-16-17-15-14-14-14-10-7-4-4-5-5-5-4-7-10-10-11-12-11-9-10-10-7-4122211-2-3-3-4-5-4-2-4-3-1-1
Sunrise
5:00
5:03
5:07
5:09
5:13
Sunset
9:28
9:24
9:22
9:19
9:15
9:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Mid: 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
5° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3808
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9643
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5652
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP6613
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP8515
91 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3139
91 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C

* 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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