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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
10
NNE
40
NNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
NNW
40
W
30
NW
70
NW
85
WNW
60
W
55
W
60
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
10
0.3
0.2
0.7
2
1.1
4
3
0.7
1.1
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.4
max °C
0
3
1
-1
-2
0
-1
1
1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-1
min °C
-2
1
0
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-5
-5
-7
-12
-12
-8
-11
-10
-9
-13
-14
-15
-16
-13
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
300
150
0
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
300
50
150
200
1500
400
450
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-10-13-14-12-12-9-10-14-16-19-19-18-16-13-9-5-4-6-9-10-7-9-6-7-9-12-14-14-13-12-10-7-121-2-3-1-2-11-2-3-5-5-5-6-6-4
Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour 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
-1° C
light rain
Drizzle
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Moderate rain .
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
10.0 km
High: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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