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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
NE
35
NE
25
N
25
NW
30
NNW
10
ENE
25
ESE
10
WSW
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
10
E
5
SW
10
SSW
4
8
0.2
0.1
0.8
8
6
9
10
19
7
4
4
0.1
0.1
max °C
-1
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
min °C
-1
-1
3
3
2
1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-5
-9
-8
-10
-11
-13
-13
-11
-9
-10
0
0
700
500
500
400
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
400
150
0
150
500
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-6-8-8-7-7-9-8-9-10-12-12-13-14-15-14-5-4-2-4-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-9-11-12-11-10333210-1-1-1-3-4-5-6-6-6
Sunrise
8:26
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
Sunset
5:31
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:19
5:15

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sun 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Snow grains.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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