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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
mod. rain
mod. rain
km/h
55
W
55
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
ESE
30
ENE
15
NE
30
N
15
ENE
15
S
5
NW
10
N
30
NNE
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
5
7
0.6
0.4
0.2
1
1.7
0.4
5
1.9
0.4
5
7
max °C
0
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-10
-11
-4
-3
-4
-7
-3
0
0
min °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-9
-11
-12
-8
-3
-5
-7
-6
-2
-1
 chill °C
-11
-9
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-18
-20
-19
-15
-8
-8
-7
-11
-9
-8
Freezing level m
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
550
550
0
150
250
50
100
150
0
100
300
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Sunrise
10:36
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: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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
0° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
106
Extremely windy from the NW
(106 kph at 320).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Fog -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
ASCATB320E59S
1207 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 286).
- km
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB321E59S
1241 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 285).
- km
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
0.0 km
ASCATB320E58S
1268 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 284).
- 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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