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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
50
300
750
200
50
50
250
km/h
40
WSW
25
W
25
W
10
S
10
E
5
N
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-6
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-8
 chill °C
-14
-12
-12
-14
-10
-12
-16
-16
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-13-17-19-18-13-7-3-5-2-1-7-13-16-18-9-9-9-13-14-14-11-6-1-3-12-5-11-12-15-5-5-5-6-6-7-7-6-4-3-1-2-3-4-4-7
Sunrise
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

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
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB300E63S
44 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
72 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 232).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
95 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
110 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
130 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
130 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
- 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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