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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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night
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night
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night
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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mod rain
rain showers
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
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km/h
45
NW
40
WNW
20
NW
10
NE
20
NNW
55
WNW
40
W
45
NW
50
NW
50
W
55
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.9
0.1
0.1
4
1.1
1.1
0.2
5
6
2
0.9
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
0
-2
-2
-3
-1
-3
-2
1
0
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
0
0
min °C
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-11
-13
-9
-7
-9
-13
-13
-6
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
300
350
50
1300
0
150
0
0
50
100
300
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-13-10-12-16-14-9-13-16-15-13-12-11-10-10-10-10-9-11-9-7-8-11-10-5-8-11-11-9-8-7-7-7-7-7-1-3-3-3-2-3-31-1-3-3-3-2-1-1-100
Sunrise
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:21
10:19
Sunset
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:51

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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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 310).
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
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
91
Stormy winds from the NW
(91 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 020 degs)
(28 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs)
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 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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