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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
50
WNW
80
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
N
30
S
25
SW
0
WSW
5
E
5
WSW
10
NW
25
W
40
W
30
WNW
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
7
0.5
0.1
8
1.5
0.2
0.3
1.4
0.3
3
1.4
0.6
2
max °C
-1
-1
-7
-7
0
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-7
-7
-7
-7
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-9
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-6
 chill °C
-9
-18
-18
-18
-13
-25
-24
-19
-13
-12
-13
-12
-14
-11
-9
-9
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
150
200
250
50
50
100
350
150
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-16-21-21-15-23-24-22-20-20-18-18-17-13-12-11-16-8-12-16-16-11-21-19-17-15-15-14-13-13-9-8-8-12-1-4-7-7-4-14-14-13-13-12-7-5-5-2-1-1-4
Sunrise
10:14
10:11
10:10
10:07
10:06
Sunset
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
98
Stormy winds from the NW
(98 kph at 320).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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