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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
600
100
100
50
250
250
200
150
km/h
30
SE
5
SSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
10
WSW
110
SW
95
SW
105
SW
85
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
50
SW
85
WSW
60
SW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-11
-4
0
1
-1
-5
-9
-13
-13
-14
-13
-9
-7
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-12
-2
-5
-3
-7
-12
-13
-15
-15
-14
-11
-9
-9
-9
-11
 chill °C
-25
-26
-25
-25
-5
-19
-15
-21
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-24
-22
-22
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-19-14-9-3-3-4-8-14-16-17-16-14-12-9-11-11-14-14-15-13-8-1-2-2-6-11-13-14-15-14-10-8-9-9-10-7-8-7-6-4-1-1-2-3-6-6-7-6-4-3-2-2-3
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43
6:45
6:47

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
114 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
122 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
139 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
141 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
204 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB303E61S
207 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB304E61S
229 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 132).
- 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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