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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
50
150
200
50
0
100
100
150
350
50
150
50
50
350
200
km/h
55
SW
20
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
S
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.8
0.1
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.7
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.1
max °C
-4
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-10
-6
-4
-3
-6
-10
-14
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-8
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-12
-6
-4
-5
-8
-13
-15
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
 chill °C
-14
-12
-16
-17
-13
-18
-17
-12
-13
-15
-18
-20
-23
-25
-26
-24
-23
-17
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-19-19-18-19-18-15-15-16-20-25-26-26-25-24-21-17-14-13-14-15-16-15-16-17-13-12-13-16-19-22-22-22-22-20-17-12-5-8-8-9-8-9-11-6-4-4-7-12-15-18-17-18-18-17-13
Sunrise
9:45
9:41
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
Sunset
4:28
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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