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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
200
50
0
200
50
50
0
0
150
100
150
150
km/h
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
E
20
ENE
20
WNW
35
WSW
30
W
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.3
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
0
0
-2
-2
min °C
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-9
-11
-7
-5
-3
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-15
-13
-14
-13
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-13
-13
-11
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-11-12-12-14-17-19-18-15-9-4-2-2-7-12-6-6-8-9-9-10-13-15-14-13-8-31-1-4-9-6-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-9-9-6-5-2-1-2-3
Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
32 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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