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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
300
50
0
400
350
50
200
50
2150
km/h
55
W
60
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
90
WSW
50
WSW
30
SSW
5
WSW
15
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
45
SW
65
WSW
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
7
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
min °C
-5
-3
-2
-4
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-15
-13
-11
-14
-20
-16
-14
-12
-13
-10
-10
-9
-8
-10
-12
-10
-11
Freezing level m
100
300
350
300
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
0
0
200
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-8-9-10-10-11-12-10-9-7-7-7-5-4-4-4-3-2-4-6-6-6-7-7-6-6-5-4-5-3-1-11111-100-2-10-4-10-2012
Sunrise
—
—
3:59
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:53
—
—
3:49
—
—
3:47
—
—
Sunset
—
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:44

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
0.0 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.
4 hours ago
0°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3417
189 km ESE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
SHIP6966
189 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1575
189 km ESE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
SHIP1876
189 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP921
189 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C

* 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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