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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
0
1450
300
0
100
0
150
km/h
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1.7
3
4
3
3
1.3
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.8
max °C
-1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-2
min °C
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
 chill °C
-7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-10
-14
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-7-9-10-11-10-10-11-10-8-6-6-8-12-4-3-3-4-6-7-8-8-7-8-7-6-4-3-6-9-200-1-1-3-6-6-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-4
Sunrise
8:15
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
Sunset
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
72 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 87).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
94 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
111 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 113).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB298E62S
139 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 61).
- 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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