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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
100
250
km/h
35
W
30
W
40
W
35
NNW
35
W
35
ENE
55
ENE
50
E
45
ESE
15
E
30
ENE
20
E
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.3
1.6
0.1
11
0.3
1.2
8
8
9
4
1.2
0.7
1.7
0.2
0.1
max °C
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
-4
-6
-5
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-5
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-9
-12
 chill °C
-8
-8
-9
-6
-8
-14
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-12
-11
-14
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:34
Sunset
5:21
5:23
5:25
5:29
5:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
27 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c301E63S
75 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c299E62S
104 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c300E62S
117 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c301E62S
122 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
30 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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