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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
150
200
100
100
50
450
150
250
50
km/h
15
SW
35
ENE
30
ENE
10
NNW
45
WSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
40
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
50
WSW
70
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
55
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.9
max °C
-4
-13
-14
-8
-6
-8
-5
-5
-6
-4
-8
-6
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
min °C
-11
-13
-14
-14
-7
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-21
-24
-25
-21
-18
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-15
-12
-13
-12
-12
-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
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Sunrise
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:55
9:52
Sunset
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17
4:21

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu 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.
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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 180).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 030 degs)
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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