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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
25
NW
55
W
50
WNW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
30
NE
25
ENE
5
NNE
20
N
35
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
5
8
1.8
0.4
0.1
0.1
1
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.1
1.4
0.9
3
max °C
1
0
1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-7
-9
-11
-4
-3
-3
0
min °C
1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-8
-9
-11
-8
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-5
-11
-9
-10
-12
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-17
-17
-15
-14
-11
-9
-8
Freezing level m
300
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
250
0
500
300
150
150
50
150
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-13-9-13-15-13-12-13-17-17-18-17-15-15-14-13-11-3-8-5-10-11-10-8-9-12-13-14-13-13-12-11-10-71-10-2-3-2-2-2-3-4-8-9-11-6-3-3-2
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
10:36
Sunset
3:26
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
0.2 km
hy2c299E62S
110 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c300E62S
114 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c301E62S
139 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c297E62S
146 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c301E61S
153 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c298E62S
154 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c300E61S
162 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c297E63S
175 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c298E61S
179 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 332).
- 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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