– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.05° W
Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
3 Great Needle Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | |
light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | cloudy | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | |
Cloud base (m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | |||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 9 | — | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
max °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -7 | -10 | -11 |
min °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -9 | -11 | -12 |
chill °C | -7 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -10 | -15 | -21 | -23 | -22 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 8:56 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:25 | — |
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).
Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain Arturo Prat Base | |||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
BaseCarlini | |||||
BaseEsperanza | |||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio | |||||
BaseSanMartin |  | ||||
BaseOrcadas |
* 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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