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

Great Needle Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the E by Tue afternoon).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
50
NW
40
NNE
55
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
45
N
30
NW
10
NNW
15
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
5
NNW
35
E
55
E
45
ESE
5
3
0.9
3
max °C
3
3
-1
0
0
1
1
0
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
min °C
3
0
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-9
-10
-6
-7
-8
-6
-1
-7
-10
-13
-13
-13
-10
-11
-14
-14
1700
1650
850
1000
800
900
1200
900
600
500
400
300
400
0
250
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
500
100
100
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:58
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:11
Sunset
8:27
8:23
8:20
8:16
8:14
8:09

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the E by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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.
3 hours ago
5° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
28 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2265
247 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2477
257 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
SHIP1575
257 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C

* 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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