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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
50
200
150
50
0
150
150
200
50
0
150
50
100
0
0
km/h
15
NNW
15
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
E
25
E
20
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
0.1
0.7
1.2
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.5
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-5
-5
-4
-3
min °C
-14
-11
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-10
-12
-6
-4
-10
 chill °C
-20
-18
-16
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-14
-17
-16
-17
-16
-12
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-19-13-9-9-11-12-14-14-16-19-19-16-10-6-11-18-16-11-7-6-7-9-10-10-12-15-15-13-9-4-9-11-10-7-5-4-4-5-5-5-6-8-9-9-6-4-7
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-11°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
45 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
58 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC298E62S
89 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
96 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
100 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 272).
- 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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