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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
100
100
100
100
1300
150
0
250
250
km/h
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
30
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
1
0.2
max °C
-11
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-14
-11
-6
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-19
-11
-9
-13
-10
-12
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-7
-10
-11
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-7-4-20-2-5-6-7-9-9-10-12-13-13-12-9-7-4-20-1-3-4-5-7-6-7-9-9-10-13-10-6-7-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-4-6
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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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