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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
150
0
0
650
150
500
50
100
0
0
km/h
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.5
1.6
0.6
0.3
max °C
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-7
-8
-4
-1
0
0
0
0
min °C
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-10
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
-14
-14
-14
-12
-14
-11
-9
-9
-9
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun 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.
57 minutes 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
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes 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
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 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
4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 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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