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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
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rain showers
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light rain
some clouds
some clouds
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some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
350
300
300
300
200
0
0
0
0
300
50
200
150
km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WNW
50
W
40
W
25
WNW
55
W
40
W
20
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
3
0.9
1.3
3
0.2
0.7
0.4
1
max °C
-13
-12
-8
-8
-8
1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
0
-9
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-9
-8
-5
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-12
-11
-15
-12
-10
-11
 chill °C
-22
-21
-22
-18
-18
-13
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-11
-24
-22
-24
-18
-10
-15
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
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
Sunset
6:08
6:10
6:14
6:16
6:19
6:22

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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
-10°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
0.6 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
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
1.5 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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