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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
0
0
0
50
km/h
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
0
NNE
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
3
2
0.9
0.1
0.5
1.4
5
1
2
max °C
-1
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
0
0
0
-3
min °C
-1
-2
-3
-6
-6
-4
-4
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
-2
-10
 chill °C
-6
-9
-10
-10
-6
-10
-9
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-8
-5
-9
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-10-11-11-10-7-6-5-8-9-10-9-11-18-5-6-7-7-8-7-7-5-4-3-6-6-6-5-7-15-1-2-3-5-5-4-4-7-6-6-6-4-10-1-7
Sunrise
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c300E62S
85 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 80).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c299E62S
87 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 85).
- km
hy2c301E62S
126 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c298E62S
130 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 92).
- 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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