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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
2350
100
100
0
0
200
100
50
100
200
1450
km/h
20
S
10
NNW
50
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
5
SW
30
W
35
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
2
3
0.5
max °C
-6
-9
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-7
-11
min °C
-9
-9
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
-5
-5
-10
-5
-11
-12
 chill °C
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-10
-13
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-10-7-6-6-7-9-11-8-10-11-13-15-17-16-20-22-11-13-8-4-4-4-5-7-8-6-7-9-10-12-13-12-16-18-8-9-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-4-6-5-5-8-5-9-12
Sunrise
9:56
9:55
9:52
9:49
9:47
9:45
Sunset
4:15
4:17
4:21
4:22
4:25
4:28

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm 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.
2 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
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2b300E62S
84 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b299E62S
115 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b298E62S
117 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b301E62S
138 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b300E61S
139 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b299E61S
139 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b301E61S
150 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- 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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