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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
0
2400
300
250
200
0
50
0
0
km/h
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
W
45
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
50
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.1
max °C
-5
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-7
-6
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-9
-9
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-12
-12
-5
-4
-4
-6
-8
-12
-14
-14
-13
-13
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-11-14-14-11-7-6-5-5-4-6-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-11-11-9-5-3-3-2-1-3-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-2-4-5-8-8-3-1-10-1-1
Sunrise
9:19
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
4 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c299E62S
97 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c300E62S
123 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c298E62S
138 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c299E61S
162 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c301E61S
163 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c297E62S
175 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c297E63S
176 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c298E61S
188 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c302E61S
192 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 248).
- 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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