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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 09 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
50
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
5
SE
10
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
7
8
4
1.7
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.6
0.6
0.5
2
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
min °C
-3
-4
-5
-4
-8
-5
-4
-5
-3
0
-1
2
3
3
3
3
2
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-10
-9
-11
-5
-3
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
500
950
650
750
550
400
Cloud base (m)
350
400
150
1950
6000
150
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
Sunset
9:22
9:19
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:06

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
SHIP6924
27 km SSE
3m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP363
54 km E
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
Mist
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
4 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9648
54 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
3.2 km
SHIP3278
54 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
3.7 km
SHIP3668
54 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
3.2 km
SHIP5479
54 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
3.7 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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