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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
0
150
0
50
100
150
200
150
100
150
100
100
150
km/h
5
S
10
NE
25
WSW
35
W
35
SW
55
WSW
20
SSW
15
NE
15
SW
10
W
45
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.2
0.6
2
0.7
2
1.1
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
max °C
-10
-9
-5
-4
-4
-7
-8
-14
-15
-9
-6
-4
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-11
-12
-7
-5
-6
-7
-13
-16
-15
-14
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-17
-12
-15
-14
-14
-18
-23
-23
-22
-20
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-17-15-15-18-19-23-24-20-15-10-7-8-6-4-5-6-16-15-13-13-13-15-18-21-18-13-8-5-5-3-2-3-4-11-11-6-5-5-7-11-15-15-12-7-5-5-4-3-3-4
Sunrise
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
Sunset
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
0.1 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
22
70 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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