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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
 km/h
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
45
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
E
40
E
45
E
50
ESE
40
E
20
E
10
S
 cm 
 mm 
1.5
0.8
1.9
10
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.5
3
6
0.1
11
max°C
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
-1
0
1
0
1
0
min°C
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
0
chill°C 
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
0
2
-3
-3
-3
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-4
-3
Freezing level (m
100
0
200
300
200
450
450
0
150
250
50
0
0
200
0
200
50
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
100
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-5-6-7-7-8-9-8-7-8-7-6-7-7-8-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-5-6-5-4-5-4-51011133111-1-101010
Sunrise
3:00
2:59
2:58
2:57
2:56
Sunset
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:50
10:51
10:52

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP2659
81 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
King Sejong
84 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP7181
81 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3174
81 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7869
81 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5249
81 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3881
81 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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