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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
40
SW
55
SW
5
ENE
30
E
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1.1
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.2
2
1.7
0.6
0.4
max °C
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
0
1
3
4
3
2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-8
-9
-10
-7
-7
-8
-2
1
1
3
3
0
-1
-1
-3
-14
-14
-11
-12
-14
-17
-14
-13
-12
-8
-4
-5
-2
-2
-7
-7
-8
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2150
2450
1950
2150
1000
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
50
150
300
100
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-15-18-17-15-11-11-6-12321-2-6-9-14-10-12-13-14-14-11-8-8-6034431-3-5-9-5-4-6-8-8-8-7-7-6-112431-1-1-2
Sunrise
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
Sunset
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04
4:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b301E63S
59 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 238).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
8.0 km
Low: broken
hy2b302E63S
81 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 235).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
hy2b299E62S
87 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b298E62S
107 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b300E62S
128 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 220).
- 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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