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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
400
700
0
0
0
0
50
100
100
0
0
50
50
km/h
25
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
SW
30
WSW
35
ENE
15
N
20
SW
10
E
5
NW
20
W
25
W
15
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.9
2
9
3
1.1
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
-6
-8
-3
-1
0
-1
-9
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-7
-9
-5
-1
-1
-5
-10
-10
-5
-7
-9
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-15
-15
-13
-9
-9
-12
-20
-18
-11
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-11
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-10-8-7-11-12-11-11-12-10-7-6-7-5-7-7-12-11-8-6-5-8-11-10-9-9-8-5-4-4-2-4-4-7-9-4-1-1-3-10-7-5-7-7-5-4-2-1-2-2
Sunrise
9:08
9:06
9:03
9:00
8:56
Sunset
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07
5:09
5:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu 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 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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