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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 11 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
5
N
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
30
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
35
SW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.7
0.6
0.4
1.1
0.7
7
2
0.7
2
1.6
0.3
0.3
0.1
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
-2
-5
-4
-4
-7
-8
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-8
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-8
-11
-12
-12
-9
-6
-12
-14
-12
-14
-12
-16
-17
-18
-17
-22
-20
-19
-18
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
1900
150
0
50
150
150
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-14-11-10-15-13-13-15-18-20-23-23-23-21-19-16-12-10-11-11-10-8-6-11-10-9-12-14-16-18-19-19-18-17-15-11-5-4-4-3-20-4-5-5-6-8-9-12-13-13-15-15-14-11
Sunrise
10:30
10:30
10:32
10:33
10:33
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:29
3:27
3:27
3:27
3:26

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
47 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
74 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 76).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
80 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 83).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E62S
116 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
118 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
124 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 115).
- 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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