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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
40
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
NE
25
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
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0.1
2
0.9
0.1
0.4
max °C
-6
-4
-4
-4
-1
-4
-4
-5
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-4
-3
0
min °C
-6
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-7
-3
-2
-12
-12
-7
-9
-10
-11
-10
-19
-18
-20
-20
-16
-11
-14
-14
-10
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
400
50
150
250
700
50
0
2300
2200
250
200
100
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Sunrise
8:55
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:04
Sunset
5:00
4:58
4:54
4:52
4:49
4:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
74
Gales from the ESE
(74 kph at 110).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light rain
Blowing drizzle.
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3005
657 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2215
657 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C

* 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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