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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
W
20
W
10
NW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
55
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.1
0.1
0.3
1.2
0.2
0.3
max °C
-1
-2
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-2
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-8
-8
-3
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-6
0
0
350
250
0
0
0
0
1700
0
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
150
150
150
0
50
100
100
100
150
50
0
50
350
150
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-3-4-4-4-3-2-1-4-4-10-14-15-12-7-5-511-1-2-2-2-100-3-2-6-9-11-8-5-3-4-2-2110-1-1-1-1-120-2-2-3-4-4-5
Sunrise
10:03
10:06
10:07
10:10
10:11
10:14
Sunset
3:49
3:48
3:45
3:44
3:41
3:41

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: clear
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.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Mist
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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