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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri morning).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
km/h
60
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
NNW
45
W
55
WSW
40
W
20
NW
60
WSW
60
W
65
WSW
50
W
35
WNW
55
WSW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.4
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.2
6
4
0.7
0.7
5
0.5
0.5
2
6
0.2
5
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-5
-9
-6
-2
0
1
1
0
1
1
-4
-4
0
1
-1
1
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-10
-10
-8
-7
-1
1
0
0
1
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
-2
-2
 chill °C
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-15
-14
-7
-6
-9
-7
-4
-14
-14
-15
-13
-8
-10
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
150
0
150
0
0
0
0
150
0
200
Cloud base (m)
0
150
350
500
1700
400
350
0
200
300
550
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-19-20-19-14-10-7-5-7-8-8-14-18-18-12-10-12-12-13-14-13-14-15-11-8-6-3-4-5-5-9-13-13-9-6-8-7-4-5-5-8-10-7-5-11101-2-4-4-21-2-1
Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB300E63S
65 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 267).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB299E62S
90 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
95 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
110 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
138 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
161 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC299E61S
167 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 260).
- 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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