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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
km/h
50
W
50
W
55
W
45
W
50
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
35
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
1.6
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
0.2
—
0.4
0.1
—
0.1
max °C
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
min °C
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2250
750
1750
1650
550
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Sunrise
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—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
8:16
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:29
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—
8:31
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
3 hours ago
1°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
Wind obs. (39 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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