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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
50
100
150
150
350
km/h
30
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
50
W
60
WSW
40
W
20
W
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
0.8
1.7
0.1
0.1
9
4
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.1
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—
6
0.5
0.3
3
max °C
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
2
0
-1
min °C
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-5
-3
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-2
-7
-11
-13
-13
-10
-7
-3
-2
-3
-7
Freezing level m
2050
1600
850
700
600
450
1750
1050
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
50
0
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Sunrise
4:50
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4:48
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4:45
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4:41
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4:37
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4:35
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Sunset
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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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8:51
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8:53
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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.
57 minutes ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
57 minutes ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
0.2 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.
57 minutes ago
1°C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
57 minutes ago
1°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 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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