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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
km/h
25
N
25
SW
45
W
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
35
WSW
15
S
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.3
1.8
0.3
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
1.1
0.2
max °C
-5
-6
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-12
-13
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
min °C
-7
-8
-5
-2
-1
-1
-2
-10
-13
-13
-14
-7
-9
-9
-6
-9
-9
 chill °C
-15
-16
-14
-10
-9
-9
-9
-18
-24
-23
-21
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
150
300
0
100
100
0
0
250
300
150
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:02
9:59
Sunset
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:08
4:10
4:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
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
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 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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