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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
10
NE
20
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WSW
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
10
NE
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
4
0.5
0.6
1.8
3
1.7
3
3
1.4
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.1
max °C
-9
-7
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-4
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-13
-7
-8
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-8
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-6
-6
-10
-8
 chill °C
-20
-14
-16
-13
-10
-9
-8
-9
-16
-22
-20
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-16
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
150
200
150
0
200
150
0
200
150
50
150
100
5850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-19-14-12-12-12-12-17-22-23-21-18-14-12-12-16-12-16-15-15-11-9-8-8-7-12-19-19-18-15-11-9-9-12-9-11-7-7-4-2-1-1-1-5-12-12-11-11-10-5-6-8-6
Sunrise
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
Sunset
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
0.4 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 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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