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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
N
40
WNW
30
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
6
3
0.2
2
0.4
max °C
-5
-1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
min °C
-6
-2
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-5
-3
-2
-5
-4
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
0
0
50
150
550
350
450
550
550
300
250
350
300
300
300
0
250
350
200
Cloud base (m)
150
150
200
0
100
150
50
100
0
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-7-5-5-5-5-6-7-10-10-7-9-8-8-10-9-9-10-9-7-5-2-3-4-3-3-3-6-5-3-5-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-201223332233220222
Sunrise
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
5:26
5:28
Sunset
9:13
9:08
9:06
9:02
9:00
8:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm 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
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: few
SHIP3154
187 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP1955
187 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
SHIP3701
187 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
SHIP1679
201 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP3500
201 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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