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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
km/h
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
W
30
W
20
NW
45
NW
55
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
2
1.8
1.9
3
8
6
0.4
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.4
8
max °C
-2
1
1
0
-3
0
2
3
-2
-3
-2
-5
-5
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-3
-2
1
-2
-3
0
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-5
-6
-4
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
-11
-9
-6
-10
-11
-5
-5
-8
-10
-11
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-13
Freezing level m
0
100
100
0
0
0
500
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
150
150
50
100
0
150
350
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-9-12-13-8-5-8-15-16-15-15-13-12-11-11-14-8-6-5-8-9-5-2-4-10-11-10-10-9-8-7-7-9-3-11-1-3022-2-3-3-5-6-3-2-1-2
Sunrise
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:26
10:23
Sunset
3:37
3:38
3:41
3:41
3:44
3:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu 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
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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Snow grains.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1237 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 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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