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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
50
150
100
150
150
100
150
150
150
150
200
200
150
km/h
20
WSW
40
W
40
SW
60
WSW
30
SW
5
E
15
SW
10
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.6
2
0.2
2
1.5
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-6
-8
-14
-16
-7
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-7
-4
-6
-7
-13
-15
-17
-13
-7
-4
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-14
-13
-16
-18
-23
-20
-25
-20
-17
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-17-19-24-25-20-15-11-9-9-6-5-3-2-3-5-6-13-13-13-15-18-22-19-14-7-6-6-4-3-2-1-2-3-5-6-4-5-7-11-15-17-10-6-4-3-5-3-2-4-4-4-4
Sunrise
9:40
9:37
9:33
9:32
9:29
9:26
Sunset
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:40
4:44
4:46

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW 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
ASCATC301E63S
62 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
64 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
76 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 227).
- km
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.
2 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATC299E62S
83 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 234).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC302E63S
87 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
94 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
99 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 234).
- 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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