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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
25
SW
30
WSW
30
NW
45
W
40
W
30
W
20
NNW
85
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
20
NNW
35
NW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.6
4
0.4
0.1
6
6
0.6
0.5
1.5
1.8
2
7
5
9
max °C
-6
-2
0
1
1
0
1
1
-3
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
1
1
min °C
-7
-4
0
0
0
0
1
-3
-3
-3
-3
1
1
0
0
1
-3
 chill °C
-14
-11
-6
-8
-8
-6
-4
-15
-14
-14
-12
-6
-5
-7
-5
-6
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
200
0
50
150
0
0
0
0
200
150
100
100
350
0
Cloud base (m)
350
0
50
100
50
100
250
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-7-5-7-8-6-12-16-15-11-8-9-10-7-6-12-11-8-5-2-4-5-3-8-12-10-8-4-5-6-4-2-8-7-301101-1-3-3-211111-1
Sunrise
10:32
10:30
10:30
10:29
10:27
Sunset
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38
3:41

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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