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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
200
100
100
50
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
300
km/h
10
NNW
30
WSW
30
W
5
NW
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
1.4
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
4
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-10
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-15
-12
-12
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-5-6-8-8-6-4-7-8-7-6-4-5-8-8-8-8-3-4-5-5-3-2-4-5-4-3-1-3-6-6-5-8-4-4-2-2-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
Sunset
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:21

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon 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
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.
1 hour ago
-10° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB299E62S
86 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
87 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
94 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
133 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
160 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
173 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
194 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 210).
- 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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