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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
250
350
100
150
50
100
400
100
50
km/h
5
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
55
WSW
60
W
65
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5
1.6
1
1
0.7
0.2
0.9
2
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.4
max °C
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-7
-10
-11
-9
-5
-2
-1
-4
-2
-3
-6
-5
0
min °C
-8
-7
-5
-3
-4
-10
-10
-11
-12
-8
-2
-6
-5
-4
-7
-7
-6
-4
 chill °C
-12
-18
-16
-12
-14
-22
-21
-23
-17
-17
-9
-17
-16
-14
-15
-15
-16
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-14-15-20-23-23-20-13-12-12-9-11-16-14-10-7-14-15-12-11-12-17-19-19-17-11-9-8-6-9-13-12-8-5-7-7-4-3-4-9-10-11-11-7-2-4-5-3-5-7-6-2
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:01
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:12
7:15

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Snow
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC291E61S
510 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC292E60S
525 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC290E62S
549 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC290E61S
556 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 226).
- 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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