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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
300
50
50
150
50
200
100
250
200
50
0
km/h
65
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
35
WSW
65
SW
50
W
70
W
105
SW
90
WSW
110
SW
30
SW
75
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-14
-19
-19
-16
-11
-8
-7
-7
-10
-7
-5
-5
-2
-2
-6
-7
min °C
-11
-12
-18
-19
-19
-19
-12
-9
-13
-10
-11
-9
-7
-5
-3
-5
-6
-8
 chill °C
-24
-27
-35
-36
-36
-30
-26
-20
-29
-26
-26
-24
-16
-17
-14
-17
-18
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-20-22-23-20-14-12-14-11-13-10-9-7-4-6-9-12-11-12-16-19-19-18-12-9-10-9-11-8-6-5-3-4-6-8-3-4-8-10-11-11-7-2-4-5-3-4-5-3-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:24
Sunset
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:12
7:15
7:17

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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
hy2b301E63S
61 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2b302E63S
85 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 258).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
6 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E62S
88 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 262).
- km
hy2b300E62S
94 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b299E63S
97 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b301E62S
141 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- 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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