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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
km/h
35
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
NW
40
NW
60
NW
65
WNW
55
W
30
WNW
10
NW
15
N
5
NNW
20
NNW
50
W
45
WSW
30
W
15
W
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
2
0.1
2
9
10
1.5
0.2
0.7
0.2
5
2
2
0.5
0.2
0.1
max °C
1
0
-2
0
2
2
1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-4
-5
-4
min °C
1
-2
-3
0
2
2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-4
 chill °C
-6
-9
-10
-5
-5
-6
-12
-12
-10
-6
-8
-11
-9
-12
-13
-11
-9
-8
Freezing level m
150
0
0
0
500
600
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
0
400
150
250
600
650
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-12-9-5-5-13-17-15-14-14-13-14-16-16-16-15-16-5-8-8-5-2-2-8-12-10-9-9-9-9-11-11-12-12-131-1-3022-1-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-5-6-4
Sunrise
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
10:22
Sunset
3:38
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45
3:48

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu 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.
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
1° C
clear
Mist -.
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
87
Stormy winds from the NW
(87 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
No report.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Snow grains.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 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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