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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
50
250
300
250
0
150
200
200
km/h
20
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.9
0.6
1.3
1.1
0.2
0.6
0.5
max °C
-4
0
-1
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-5
-2
-1
-3
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-7
-7
-7
-9
 chill °C
-12
-11
-11
-13
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-16
-16
-16
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-5-10-14-17-17-13-10-8-9-11-11-15-19-20-19-2-2-2-8-12-15-15-12-9-7-7-9-8-12-15-16-16-5-1-1-3-5-6-6-6-4-3-2-2-1-5-7-7-8
Sunrise
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: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). 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 Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c299E62S
88 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c300E62S
116 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c301E62S
123 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c300E61S
150 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c301E61S
159 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 238).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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