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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
100
150
150
150
100
50
100
150
100
100
100
100
km/h
45
W
50
W
50
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
5
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.8
0.1
0.2
—
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.4
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-3
-5
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-9
-10
-8
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-11
-12
-9
-8
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-7-5-6-5-7-7-6-7-6-4-4-6-6-8-4-5-4-3-4-3-5-5-3-5-3-2-3-3-4-5-1-10-2-2-1-2-2-1-3-2-3-4-3-2-2
Sunrise
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6:24
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:17
—
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7:21
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7:22
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7:25
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7:29
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
0.2 km
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
78
Severe gales from the NW
(78 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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