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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
250
250
100
100
200
100
km/h
40
WSW
25
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.6
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.7
1.3
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.7
max °C
-5
-4
0
-1
-2
-3
-6
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-6
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-6
-8
-8
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-16
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-17
-19
-19
-16
-14
-11
-10
-9
-13
-19
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-3-3-4-9-14-17-19-16-13-8-9-12-11-14-19-20-20-7-1-1-2-7-11-15-16-15-12-7-8-10-9-11-16-16-17-6-4-1-1-3-4-6-8-7-5-4-2-2-2-3-8-8-8
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:01
6:56
Sunset
6:37
6:40
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:51

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
8.0 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).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
Mist
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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