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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
50
100
250
150
100
50
200
200
100
450
150
100
150
0
300
km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
SW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
15
W
25
W
10
SW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
50
WSW
10
SSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
4
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.6
1.4
max °C
-12
-11
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-2
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-11
-7
-6
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-9
-5
-6
-5
 chill °C
-19
-19
-20
-18
-16
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-15
-15
-12
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-22-18-13-9-9-11-13-12-12-13-17-17-16-14-12-11-20-19-17-16-11-6-6-8-9-10-9-10-12-12-12-11-9-8-13-12-10-9-7-6-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-8-5-6-4
Sunrise
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
0.0 km
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.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
UshuaiaAero
993 km NW
57m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
50 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 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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