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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
250
50
150
250
200
150
150
km/h
10
NW
10
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
55
W
60
WSW
45
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.4
1.7
0.2
0.5
10
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.1
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—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
0
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
min °C
1
2
1
1
4
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-6
-4
-4
-7
 chill °C
1
0
-5
-4
0
-4
-7
-11
-12
-13
-11
-11
-13
-11
-11
-10
Freezing level m
850
550
600
850
1950
700
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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4:48
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4:45
—
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4:41
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4:37
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4:35
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Sunset
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8:40
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8:44
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8:47
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8:51
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8:53
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

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
-1°C
Mist
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
42 minutes ago
-1°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB311E61S
645 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB312E61S
680 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB311E60S
685 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 252).
- 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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