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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
50
0
50
100
150
200
200
200
250
200
100
200
250
4950
50
km/h
75
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
55
W
60
WSW
40
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-1
-3
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
1
0
0
-1
0
0
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-14
-12
-12
-11
-13
-10
-7
-5
-7
-6
-4
-3
-5
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
600
400
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
1250
800
1300
800
800
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-4-5-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-100-2-1-1-11-10-1-1-10-1-122-1-2-2-4-1-1-1322222
Sunrise
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
7:47
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:57
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—
8:00
—
—
8:02
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Mist
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Clouds dissolving.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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