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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
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
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
km/h
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
25
WSW
25
E
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
NE
45
ESE
10
W
5
E
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
20
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.8
0.8
0.1
3
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.6
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-9
-8
-2
0
0
2
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-7
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-10
-10
-8
-8
-1
-1
1
-15
-14
-16
-13
-14
-17
-15
-12
-10
-17
-12
-14
-15
-8
-11
-1
-5
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1700
Cloud base (m)
200
150
350
150
300
350
350
1250
600
200
150
350
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-16-16-19-17-14-12-13-16-16-14-13-10-5111-13-13-14-12-16-14-11-10-11-13-13-12-11-9-4222-4-4-5-6-9-8-6-6-5-7-7-9-10-8-5-1-12
Sunrise
9:32
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
Sunset
4:19
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC295E64S
278 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
294 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC294E64S
311 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB294E64S
321 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB294E63S
327 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC294E63S
328 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
328 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC293E64S
344 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC293E63S
360 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 233).
- 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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