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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
300
200
50
250
200
50
0
250
km/h
20
WNW
35
W
0
E
5
NE
55
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
50
SW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
40
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
4
7
0.7
0.3
0.8
0.9
0.5
1.7
1.4
0.7
1.1
1.5
0.5
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-6
-7
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-2
-1
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-3
-1
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-9
-8
-15
-7
-18
-16
-13
-15
-18
-15
-18
-19
-16
-9
-10
-15
-14
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-15-16-16-15-15-16-17-17-20-17-12-13-12-11-13-12-8-8-10-14-15-12-11-13-14-13-16-14-10-10-8-9-10-9-2-1-4-7-7-4-4-4-6-5-7-8-6-2-2-5-5-4
Sunrise
6:47
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
Sunset
6:59
7:01
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:12

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: 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
-4°C
-
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
4.0 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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