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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
200
50
0
0
150
0
50
150
50
100
250
100
100
0
km/h
45
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
25
ENE
10
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
SW
20
W
25
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
1.2
1.1
1.7
0.5
6
2
1.1
1.8
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.4
4
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-9
-9
-7
-8
-9
-8
-12
-11
-11
-7
-6
-5
-3
0
0
min °C
-2
-2
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-14
-11
-8
-8
-4
-1
-2
 chill °C
-10
-10
-16
-17
-14
-14
-19
-19
-21
-22
-15
-19
-11
-16
-16
-12
-7
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-17-21-20-20-21-21-22-24-22-19-14-11-8-9-9-10-8-9-13-17-16-15-16-17-17-19-19-16-12-9-6-6-6-6-2-2-6-9-9-8-9-9-10-12-11-13-9-7-7-4-1-1
Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
Sunset
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB300E62S
75 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 240).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB299E63S
89 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
91 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
94 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
109 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 250).
- 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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