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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
15
W
25
WSW
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.4
7
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.9
5
2
2
max °C
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
min °C
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
-2
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
-1
-6
-4
-3
-8
200
400
300
150
350
450
150
200
200
50
350
350
350
500
300
550
350
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
50
350
350
50
200
0
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-8-7-7-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-6-6-6-8-11-2-2-4-6-3-4-5-5-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-4-712122221112233232-1
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:01
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:02
7:00

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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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon 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.
53 minutes ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP508
166 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
SHIP2507
166 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
SHIP354
166 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
SHIP3748
166 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
- 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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