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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
50
300
400
250
300
250
0
0
50
200
50
1650
km/h
10
SE
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
30
WNW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
SE
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
3
0.2
3
0.6
1.5
3
1.2
0.5
0.4
max °C
-15
-15
-11
-13
-12
-8
-8
-8
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
-6
-10
-11
-7
min °C
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-15
-9
-8
-5
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-11
-11
-11
-13
 chill °C
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-18
-17
-14
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-21
-20
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-24-23-23-19-10-7-7-5-6-10-11-12-20-24-20-18-23-22-20-20-20-17-9-6-6-2-3-6-8-7-16-19-18-15-16-16-13-14-13-12-9-8-3-2-2-1-1-1-9-11-11-10
Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
Sunset
6:06
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2b300E62S
85 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 148).
- km
hy2b301E62S
131 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 140).
- km
hy2b301E61S
167 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 138).
- km
hy2b303E62S
171 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 148).
- km
hy2b297E64S
196 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 172).
- km
hy2b304E62S
202 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 152).
- km
hy2b303E61S
202 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 125).
- km
hy2b298E61S
216 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 155).
- 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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