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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
100
100
100
50
250
350
1300
700
km/h
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
2
3
1.6
max °C
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-11
-8
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-8
-8
-10
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-10
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-3
-5
-11
-11
-14
-14
-17
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-4-20-2-4-6-7-9-8-9-10-11-13-14-14-14-9-7-3-10-1-3-4-5-6-6-6-7-9-10-11-11-12-10-8-7-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-6-8-9-10
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:12
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:50

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB298E63S
116 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
128 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
128 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB299E61S
152 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
172 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 227).
- 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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