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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
0
150
100
50
250
100
150
200
50
200
150
100
50
0
0
0
50
km/h
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
35
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
5
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.3
4
1.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.9
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
2
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-14
-9
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-22
-20
-19
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-21-22-22-23-24-24-21-18-12-8-8-10-10-9-9-9-17-17-17-17-17-19-20-20-17-15-10-5-5-7-6-6-6-5-9-10-9-9-9-10-12-12-11-8-7-7-4-3-2-2-2-2
Sunrise
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
Sunset
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
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.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
0.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.0 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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