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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the ENE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
50
150
km/h
35
NNW
25
W
20
ENE
50
ENE
65
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
35
E
25
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
20
NNE
15
WSW
15
SW
15
ESE
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
10
0.1
0.7
6
8
5
8
2
1.2
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
max °C
1
0
-1
-8
-6
-4
-7
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-1
-1
-5
-9
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-7
-7
-10
 chill °C
-6
-7
-14
-20
-20
-16
-20
-20
-18
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-14
Freezing level m
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-9-12-11-12-15-16-17-17-17-16-15-14-14-4-6-7-8-11-9-10-13-14-15-14-14-13-12-11-110-1-3-9-7-5-8-10-10-11-9-8-8-7-7-9
Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
8:32
Sunset
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:34

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the ENE by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.3 km
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
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
hy2c304E62S
217 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c303E61S
224 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 298).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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