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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
0
150
150
0
200
100
km/h
30
NW
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
45
E
30
E
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.2
1.5
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
5
1.5
0.6
3
1.3
0.1
0.6
max °C
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-10
-11
-9
-11
-9
-8
-11
-12
-8
min °C
-6
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-9
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
-12
-13
-14
 chill °C
-15
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
-20
-17
-17
-18
-22
-19
-18
-23
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22
6:24

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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
ASCATC300E63S
40 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
74 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 271).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC298E63S
96 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
96 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
109 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
110 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- 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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