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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light rain
Cloud base (m)
0
0
150
150
50
200
0
100
200
0
350
50
150
km/h
40
WNW
20
WSW
20
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
10
NW
40
WSW
25
SSW
15
W
65
WSW
20
S
15
WNW
20
SSW
15
SE
25
WNW
30
SW
25
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
2
5
1
0.8
0.4
1
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.5
0.3
max °C
0
-3
-4
-14
-14
-7
-6
-9
-5
-5
-6
-5
-8
-9
-4
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-1
-4
-12
-14
-14
-16
-6
-10
-10
-5
-9
-12
-10
-10
-13
-6
-5
-3
 chill °C
-8
-9
-23
-26
-25
-22
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-18
-16
-18
-18
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WSW 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 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
0° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 300).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 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
clear
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1238 km WNW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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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