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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
50
100
200
100
250
200
200
100
100
km/h
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
25
W
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.7
3
0.2
7
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-7
-7
-8
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-1
min °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-6
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-2
 chill °C
-15
-13
-11
-11
-10
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
-13
-10
-8
-11
-13
-11
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-12-13-16-19-20-19-15-14-12-10-11-13-14-13-12-7-8-9-10-10-13-15-15-17-12-11-9-7-8-9-11-10-7-4-3-2-2-2-6-7-7-9-7-6-3-2-1-2-4-4-2
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
Sunset
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC285E63S
780 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC285E62S
781 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC285E61S
807 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC284E63S
833 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC284E62S
843 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 273).
- 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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