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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
150
100
100
50
100
100
100
150
150
200
200
150
100
100
0
km/h
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
0.2
3
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-5
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
0
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-7
-5
-3
-5
-4
-2
-1
 chill °C
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-8
-9
-8
-7
-10
-9
-8
-11
-11
-9
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-4-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-6-8-9-8-8-5-4-2-3-2-3-4-4-4-5-5-4-6-6-5-5-4-3-3-3-2-1-2-2-2-6-4-3-5-4-2-1
Sunrise
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:00
—
—
Sunset
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—
7:25
—
—
7:29
—
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7:31
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7:34
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7:37
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB302E63S
129 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
169 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 228).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB303E63S
179 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB304E63S
204 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 192).
- 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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