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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
150
100
100
100
50
200
0
600
650
550
350
km/h
25
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
0
NE
15
E
10
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
1
1.8
4
3
2
5
4
1.7
0.1
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-6
 chill °C
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-4
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-13
-13
-10
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-4-5-8-8-7-6-7-7-8-9-10-11-11-11-11-10-1-3-4-6-6-4-3-4-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-6-7-7-5
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
8:10
Sunset
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50
5:52

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
0.8 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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