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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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night
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
45
W
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
20
SSW
35
W
40
WNW
80
WNW
45
W
50
W
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.5
0.9
0.2
0.7
2
1.3
0.2
0.5
0.3
1.3
0.3
0.1
1.5
8
0.6
1
1.9
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-2
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-6
-11
-4
-2
-6
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-11
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-11
-14
-14
-11
-16
-17
-12
-10
-16
-17
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
500
0
100
350
450
100
600
350
100
200
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-13-11-10-13-18-18-17-19-18-15-13-16-21-21-20-10-11-9-9-7-6-9-13-13-11-13-15-11-9-12-15-15-14-2-3-2-2-10-2-4-4-3-5-8-4-2-4-7-6-5
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:57

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
hy2c288E57S
879 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c287E58S
926 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c286E58S
953 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
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
5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 320 degs)
(15 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
hy2c285E58S
980 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- 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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