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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
100
250
150
150
200
300
150
km/h
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
50
WSW
45
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
1.1
0.5
0.4
0.4
1.2
0.2
0.4
1.3
3
1.4
0.3
4
7
1.9
0.4
0.6
max °C
-2
-2
-4
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-2
0
0
-2
-3
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-5
-1
0
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
 chill °C
-11
-10
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-9
-7
-15
-13
-8
-7
-6
-13
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-17-19-19-20-18-16-12-10-11-15-14-12-12-13-12-14-10-10-13-15-15-16-15-14-9-7-7-12-11-8-7-8-9-11-2-2-6-7-7-8-7-6-4-10-4-4-2-1-1-3-4
Sunrise
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
6:43
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59
7:01

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed 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.
2 hours 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
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
UshuaiaAero
993 km NW
57m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 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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