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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
50
50
50
50
50
100
100
150
150
100
100
50
100
km/h
50
W
55
W
60
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
55
W
50
W
40
WSW
10
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
20
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.1
0.5
0.6
—
—
0.7
—
0.2
—
—
—
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-5
min °C
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
0
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-2
-3
-6
 chill °C
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-11
-10
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-7
-6
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-9-8-7-5-6-6-7-6-5-7-7-5-6-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-5-3-4-4-6-5-4-4-4-3-4-5-5-6-2-1-2-3-2-100-4-4-5-3-2-2-3-2-2-6
Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
7:12
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:17
—
—
7:21
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:25
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E62S
58 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
73 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
76 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 253).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB302E63S
96 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 253).
- 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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