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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WNW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
SE
5
SW
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
W
10
NW
25
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.6
1
0.7
0.9
0.8
3
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.7
max °C
-10
-6
-6
-2
-1
0
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
1
1
1
2
min °C
-12
-7
-10
-4
-3
-2
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
-12
-15
-16
-4
-7
-7
-10
-8
-12
-9
-10
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
-2
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
250
350
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:33
10:34
10:34
10:34
10:36
Sunset
3:27
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
3.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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