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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
500
1350
150
100
50
50
250
250
300
km/h
25
W
15
SW
20
ESE
5
NNE
25
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.2
max °C
-4
-5
-7
-7
-5
-5
-4
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-2
-1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
 chill °C
-12
-11
-14
-14
-15
-16
-12
-11
-11
-12
-14
-16
-17
-18
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43
6:45

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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 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10.0 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).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
35 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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