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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
75
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
W
30
W
25
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
15
NW
20
N
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1.8
2
2
7
6
0.4
0.2
2
1.1
0.5
5
max °C
-3
-2
1
1
1
-3
1
2
3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
min °C
-3
-2
-2
1
-2
-4
-1
2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-14
-10
-9
-6
-10
-9
-7
-5
-10
-11
-10
-11
-8
-8
-12
-8
-7
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
100
150
100
0
0
500
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
450
300
350
300
200
50
1400
550
0
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-9-9-12-13-8-5-9-16-16-15-14-15-15-13-12-13-12-8-6-5-8-10-5-2-6-11-10-10-10-10-10-9-7-8-3-2-11-1-4021-3-3-2-3-4-5-3-2-2
Sunrise
10:30
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
Sunset
3:37
3:38
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Haze -.
87
Stormy winds from the WSW
(87 kph at 240).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
hy2c302E63S
83 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
86
Severe gales from the WSW
(86 kph at 240).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c299E62S
97 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c300E62S
125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c303E63S
134 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
88
Stormy winds from the WSW
(88 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c298E62S
135 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c301E62S
136 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WSW
(81 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c301E61S
164 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WSW
(81 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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