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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
150
50
500
400
200
200
50
0
km/h
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
15
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
5
NNW
40
WSW
15
SSE
20
W
65
SW
15
SSW
15
NW
45
SW
20
SW
45
WSW
60
SW
65
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
3
4
5
0.8
0.4
0.3
1
0.1
0.5
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.8
max °C
-1
0
-1
-4
-13
-14
-9
-7
-12
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-2
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
0
-3
-11
-14
-14
-15
-8
-12
-12
-5
-7
-12
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-9
-7
-8
-22
-26
-25
-19
-18
-19
-19
-16
-15
-19
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-13-18-22-22-20-18-16-14-15-17-17-14-12-11-10-12-13-8-7-8-14-18-19-18-16-14-11-11-13-14-10-8-9-7-9-10-10-2-8-14-14-12-8-12-9-5-6-8-5-6-4-3-3-3
Sunrise
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC297E63S
174 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
186 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
202 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
207 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 288).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
0.0 km
ASCATC296E62S
253 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC295E63S
253 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 295).
- 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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