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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
km/h
15
WSW
10
W
25
NNW
25
W
10
NNE
30
N
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
5
S
45
WSW
15
NNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
25
WNW
30
SW
15
NW
30
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
7
0.1
1.1
11
0.2
1
0.3
4
8
4
0.8
4
4
1.6
4
max °C
-6
-6
1
-1
0
2
1
0
-2
-2
-2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-3
-3
-2
1
0
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-9
 chill °C
-12
-11
-8
-8
-6
-5
-7
-9
-11
-9
-12
-11
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
250
150
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
150
50
200
450
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-8-8-6-10-12-14-12-13-9-10-13-13-15-15-17-9-8-5-6-5-3-6-7-10-8-9-5-7-8-8-10-10-13-6-6-1-2-121-1-3-3-3-21-1-1-3-4-8
Sunrise
10:36
10:36
10:34
10:34
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:32
3:33

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
0.0 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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