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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
200
0
150
150
0
250
200
250
350
250
100
km/h
45
W
40
W
60
W
25
SSW
10
SE
10
S
30
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
0.4
0.1
1.3
2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
max °C
-3
-6
-11
-13
-15
-14
-10
-13
-12
-8
-8
-7
0
1
0
-2
min °C
-7
-7
-12
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-13
-14
-9
-8
-6
0
0
-3
 chill °C
-17
-18
-25
-24
-23
-24
-22
-22
-20
-21
-18
-18
-16
-9
-8
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-19-24-26-25-24-24-24-23-20-12-7-5-8-8-8-13-15-21-22-23-22-19-21-20-17-10-6-4-5-4-5-5-7-12-15-16-15-13-14-13-11-9-8-310-3
Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
39 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
71 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
75 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
84 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 282).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB302E62S
96 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
98 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
- 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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