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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
km/h
30
WSW
20
ESE
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
5
NNE
35
E
20
WSW
5
S
20
SW
10
W
0
NE
5
N
10
N
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
50
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.6
1
0.6
4
max °C
-4
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-6
-5
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
3
4
4
1
min °C
-5
-9
-10
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-10
-7
-7
-5
-4
-1
1
4
2
1
-11
-14
-17
-14
-13
-8
-14
-14
-17
-14
-12
-5
-7
-5
-2
-1
-5
-7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2050
2000
2000
200
Cloud base (m)
250
400
350
350
250
50
650
300
1900
150
150
50
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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