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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
0
0
50
400
0
km/h
25
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.8
3
4
2
0.9
0.2
0.6
0.3
4
0.6
1.7
max °C
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
0
-1
-3
-5
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-3
-1
-3
-5
-11
 chill °C
-7
-6
-9
-10
-11
-9
-10
-10
-11
-14
-14
-14
-9
-4
-10
-13
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-9-9-10-11-11-9-7-5-5-9-9-10-11-13-19-4-4-6-7-7-8-8-7-4-3-4-6-6-6-7-10-16-1-1-2-3-5-5-4-3-5-6-7-5-2-1-2-4-8
Sunrise
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
Sunset
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
clear
Haze
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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