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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
km/h
25
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
15
WNW
20
W
35
ENE
45
ENE
30
E
5
ESE
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.9
1.2
1.2
7
1.7
4
0.2
0.7
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
0
-1
-5
-10
-14
-13
-5
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-8
-14
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-7
-10
-10
-11
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
-6
-18
-27
-25
-14
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-14-15-15-15-5-3-2-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-8-12-16-15-15-1-2-2-20-2-10-1-10-1-1-7-12-14-14-10
Sunrise
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
29 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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