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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
100
5750
0
km/h
50
WSW
40
NNW
35
NNW
55
W
40
W
30
WSW
40
SSW
55
SW
60
WSW
60
W
80
WNW
70
W
105
WSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
4
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
9
12
4
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-7
-10
-11
-8
-8
-7
-5
-6
-7
-11
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-13
-9
-7
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-5
-7
-9
-13
-10
-9
-8
 chill °C
-27
-19
-16
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-15
-19
-23
-30
-22
-20
-15
Freezing level m
0
100
300
0
0
100
0
0
0
350
350
300
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-7-9-10-11-9-8-8-5-7-8-12-10-9-8-8-5-3-5-6-6-6-5-5-3-3-5-9-6-5-5-312101-2-1-1120-2-10-2
Sunrise
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
3:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:35

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

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.
57 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB303E63S
166 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 254).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB303E62S
224 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 268).
- km
SHIP7318
229 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4792
229 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP2257
229 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°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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