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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
50
1300
300
400
50
50
0
km/h
20
W
35
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
20
NNW
30
NW
35
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
20
W
10
NE
15
N
10
W
5
WNW
15
NE
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
0.3
—
0.3
0.3
8
5
4
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
0.3
max °C
0
-1
-1
1
1
2
2
1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-3
-1
0
-1
min °C
0
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-4
-1
0
-5
 chill °C
-5
-10
-9
-4
-5
-5
-4
-10
-9
-6
-7
-4
-4
-8
-1
-4
-9
Freezing level m
50
0
0
100
250
400
400
100
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:53
—
—
3:49
—
—
Sunset
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9:24
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
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9:40

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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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1925
198 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP4826
198 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP3820
198 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1142
198 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP1742
198 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4517
198 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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