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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
km/h
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
45
W
25
WNW
35
W
10
NE
40
ENE
15
ENE
10
W
40
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
2
0.7
11
0.7
1.7
8
5
1.3
6
max °C
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
0
-2
-5
-1
-1
-6
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-7
-8
-3
-4
-9
 chill °C
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-16
-18
-8
-11
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-8-7-9-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-2-4-4-5-5-5-6-7-6-7-7-8-7-6-6-8-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-10-1-5-7-2-3-8
Sunrise
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:23
5:25

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
57 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
57 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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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