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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
800
0
0
500
100
50
0
50
50
km/h
35
W
30
W
20
W
10
W
0
S
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
0
NE
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.3
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-14
-13
-14
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-10
-6
-12
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-8-9-8-7-7-7-8-10-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-4-5-6-7-5-5-4-4-5-7-8-9-8-9-8-7-6-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-5-6-6-6-8-7-6-6
Sunrise
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
8:10
8:07
Sunset
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:55

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W 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
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
Mist
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b300E62S
101 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b301E62S
111 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b299E62S
126 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 268).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b298E62S
139 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 260).
- 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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