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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
25
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
ESE
10
S
15
SW
5
SSW
10
W
25
W
20
NW
25
NW
60
W
30
WNW
35
NW
45
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.4
2
6
0.3
0.3
0.1
1.7
1.4
1
2
max °C
-6
-5
-1
-1
-1
-3
-5
-3
-6
-4
-2
0
1
0
0
1
-1
min °C
-8
-9
-1
-2
-2
-4
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
1
-1
0
1
-2
-16
-15
-7
-8
-7
-10
-12
-6
-6
-10
-9
-6
-5
-10
-6
-6
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
0
100
50
50
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-14-11-11-12-13-13-11-10-8-7-9-6-9-7-7-12-13-11-8-8-8-9-10-9-7-6-5-6-3-6-4-5-9-7-7-1-2-2-4-6-5-6-5-3-11-101-2
Sunrise
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
Sunset
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat 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.
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
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: 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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