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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
200
250
100
150
km/h
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
10
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
30
WNW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1.7
1.3
0.6
4
1.4
1.6
0.2
1
1.8
max °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-1
-1
-3
-3
-10
-11
-12
min °C
-1
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-5
-10
-10
-11
-14
 chill °C
-6
-11
-11
-7
-11
-10
-12
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-12
-22
-22
-23
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:12
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:55
5:58
6:00
6:04

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
56 minutes ago
-3°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC301E63S
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
64 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
75 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 79).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E62S
84 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 94).
- km
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.
56 minutes ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E62S
86 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 98).
- 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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