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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
40
W
40
W
20
SSE
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.3
2
1
1.1
2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
1
3
3
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-7
-8
-9
-11
-9
-8
-3
-1
-1
-2
-6
-2
-4
-2
-1
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-7
-1
-1
-3
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-13
-9
-9
-7
-6
-8
-10
-9
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
0
100
50
50
200
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
Mist
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC294E62S
331 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 226).
- 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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