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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
20
E
25
SW
30
SW
50
SW
10
E
20
SE
10
S
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
S
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.4
0.2
3
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.3
4
max °C
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-2
-1
-1
3
3
3
4
min °C
-10
-10
-6
-4
-6
-7
-9
-10
-6
-6
-7
-2
-1
0
2
3
2
-13
-19
-14
-13
-16
-14
-14
-17
-14
-12
-12
-6
-1
-4
-4
-2
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2150
2050
2050
1750
Cloud base (m)
150
100
350
250
1550
100
550
450
100
150
0
0
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-17-13-13-15-18-18-15-11-11-7-21222-2-15-14-10-12-13-14-14-11-8-8-5-113341-9-9-5-4-5-7-8-9-6-6-5-2-12333
Sunrise
9:37
9:40
9:42
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:08
4:07
4:04

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP5514
548 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6463
548 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3059
548 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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