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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
85
WNW
75
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
25
W
20
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
WSW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
0
NNE
15
NW
40
NNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
5
0.1
0.2
3
1.8
2
1.8
8
10
1.6
0.2
0.9
0.5
1.6
7
0.3
4
3
max °C
1
-2
-2
1
1
-1
-3
1
2
3
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
-2
min °C
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
-2
-4
0
2
0
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-1
-3
 chill °C
-15
-14
-10
-8
-6
-10
-9
-6
-5
-7
-12
-11
-13
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
500
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
500
100
150
0
400
500
150
100
50
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Sunrise
10:30
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
Sunset
3:37
3:38
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 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
light rain
Light rain .
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
83
Severe gales from the NW
(83 kph at 320).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
Light rain .
Wind obs. (30 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (33 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Snow grains.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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