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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
km/h
15
ESE
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
50
W
55
WNW
35
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
60
SW
45
SW
25
W
15
N
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
3
5
6
2
8
3
1.8
1.1
0.2
0.9
0.5
4
13
max °C
-5
-3
-2
-1
1
1
2
1
1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-10
-9
-10
-8
-6
-4
-4
-10
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
-10
-7
-6
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
350
400
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
0
100
250
200
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-8-8-7-6-6-9-8-14-16-15-15-14-11-8-9-9-8-6-5-4-2-2-7-6-11-11-10-10-10-8-5-6-5-4-3-201200-3-3-2-2-3-1-10
Sunrise
10:34
10:34
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the W 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.
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
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: 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
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 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
4° C
Light rain .
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 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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