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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
45
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
20
NNW
30
WSW
5
WNW
35
N
40
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
55
W
25
NW
55
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
4
0.9
13
0.6
0.2
0.4
1.6
3
8
4
3
1.3
max °C
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
1
-1
-3
2
1
0
-2
-1
-1
1
0
-2
-2
min °C
-3
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-2
-3
0
0
0
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-12
-7
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-11
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
1450
300
200
100
300
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-13-12-9-8-8-8-7-9-12-15-13-13-10-13-14-14-11-10-10-9-8-5-6-6-4-6-7-11-8-9-6-8-9-10-3-6-7-6-6-2-2-3110-3-1-10-1-2-3
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
Sunset
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB305E62S
240 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 206).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
ASCATB306E62S
306 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC306E62S
343 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC307E62S
348 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB307E62S
356 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB305E61S
357 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 239).
- 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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