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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
 km/h
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
40
E
35
E
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
10
N
 cm 
 mm 
1
4
1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.6
1.3
7
7
2
max°C
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
min°C
1
1
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
0
1
2
1
chill°C 
-4
-3
-5
-6
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-7
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
Freezing level (m
350
300
300
150
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
400
1300
750
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
200
100
100
100
100
100
0
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-7-8-9-9-8-8-7-8-7-7-6-3-2-4-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-4-3-11-12210-101-100-1011122
Sunrise
3:05
3:03
3:02
3:00
3:00
Sunset
10:34
10:37
10:38
10:40
10:44
10:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Fog at a distance.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
10.0 km
High: few
SHIP7960
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2638
79 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP3034
79 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3566
79 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8927
79 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP5736
79 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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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