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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.1
max °C
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
min °C
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
-1
0
1
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
1400
1750
1750
1650
800
600
300
250
250
100
100
150
0
0
100
100
50
200
150
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
250
100
100
50
0
200
50
50
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-101-1-4-6-8-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-9-8-6-61332-2-2-3-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-7-8-6-4-4444433222111-1111111
Sunrise
4:28
4:31
4:35
4:37
4:41
4:43
Sunset
9:54
9:52
9:50
9:46
9:44
9:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds 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.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Mist
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7542
172 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP6747
172 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP3328
172 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3102
172 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP4450
194 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C

* 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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