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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
km/h
120
SW
95
WSW
95
WSW
95
SW
55
SW
85
SW
100
SW
90
WSW
95
WSW
80
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
25
S
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-6
-7
-10
-6
-4
2
2
-1
2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-3
0
min °C
-6
-6
-8
-11
-7
-5
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-4
-3
 chill °C
-20
-19
-22
-26
-18
-17
-14
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
-16
-17
-11
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
1400
2150
750
2100
1500
750
550
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
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—
4:54
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Sunset
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—
8:22
—
—
8:25
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—
8:29
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—
8:31
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8:35
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1690 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.
41 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC297E64S
179 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
219 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC296E62S
228 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
239 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 254).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
0.0 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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