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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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night
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
100
150
50
km/h
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
20
NW
40
NW
45
W
45
W
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.4
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—
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1.6
0.6
7
6
11
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.4
max °C
1
-1
0
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
1
-1
-3
min °C
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
-2
-4
 chill °C
-9
-9
-7
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-8
-8
-11
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
2250
1950
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450
100
0
0
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Sunrise
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4:54
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4:50
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4:48
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4:45
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4:41
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Sunset
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8:35
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8:37
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8:40
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8:44
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8:47
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: 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.
2 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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