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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
50
150
50
700
0
500
600
200
50
50
150
km/h
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
15
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-7
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-13
-17
-13
-12
-9
-12
-14
-14
-14
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC301E63S
64 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
70 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 234).
- km
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).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC299E62S
80 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 235).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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