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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
35
WNW
55
W
65
WNW
55
WSW
55
WSW
15
NNW
75
NW
50
SW
10
N
35
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.1
0.9
0.7
9
0.6
0.2
8
1.8
0.8
0.3
3
0.7
2
max °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
-7
-7
0
0
-9
-6
-8
-9
-4
min °C
-3
-5
-5
-6
-11
-2
-1
-4
-8
-8
-7
-4
-12
-11
-9
-10
-9
 chill °C
-11
-14
-15
-15
-19
-10
-10
-13
-20
-20
-15
-16
-25
-19
-20
-21
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
500
500
450
200
50
200
350
50
100
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-17-18-20-18-13-11-12-20-21-15-14-22-21-22-25-19-10-13-14-14-14-9-8-9-17-16-11-9-19-15-17-18-14-3-5-5-6-8-2-1-3-8-8-4-2-11-9-9-10-7
Sunrise
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
Sunset
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1249 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Gallegos Airport
1348 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
1434 km WNW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1560 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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