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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
200
0
0
100
250
50
200
350
300
150
200
50
0
km/h
45
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
25
ENE
5
N
10
N
30
NNE
40
NE
30
ENE
10
ENE
25
NE
10
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
1.3
0.5
1.3
0.4
3
3
1.5
0.4
0.4
1.6
0.2
1.1
2
max °C
-1
-2
-5
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
0
min °C
-2
-3
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-12
-11
-10
-13
-7
-8
-7
-4
0
-2
 chill °C
-10
-12
-17
-18
-9
-12
-16
-18
-19
-17
-18
-19
-15
-15
-15
-12
-6
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
Sunset
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 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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