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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
50
100
km/h
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
NNW
40
W
35
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
35
E
5
ESE
10
NE
25
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
1.8
2
0.1
14
0.5
1.6
5
11
16
25
3
5
1.7
0.4
0.3
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
-4
-8
-5
-1
-3
-9
-9
-7
-7
-9
-10
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-7
-9
-7
-3
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
-11
 chill °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-6
-9
-17
-20
-18
-13
-20
-21
-19
-14
-12
-17
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
Sunset
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes 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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
ASCATC290E62S
543 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC290E61S
557 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC289E62S
577 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 279).
- 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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