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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
km/h
50
WSW
35
W
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WNW
50
WNW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
15
ESE
70
E
45
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.5
0.4
0.7
2
0.8
0.8
0.1
1.5
6
7
0.8
0.9
1.3
0.3
5
4
max °C
-2
-2
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-1
0
0
-6
-6
-6
-7
-10
-12
min °C
-2
-3
0
0
-2
-4
-5
-6
-5
-7
-4
-1
-5
-7
-6
-8
-9
-13
-14
 chill °C
-8
-11
-7
-8
-10
-13
-14
-13
-13
-16
-11
-9
-15
-18
-16
-15
-15
-27
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
0
150
500
450
350
450
300
150
350
400
350
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-11-11-13-17-17-16-17-18-13-10-15-22-21-21-19-20-22-9-8-7-7-9-13-13-12-12-14-9-6-10-15-15-15-16-20-21-2-300-2-4-5-6-5-6-3-1-3-7-6-7-8-12-13
Sunrise
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
Sunset
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Low: 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB318E59S
1101 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB319E60S
1103 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 294).
- 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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