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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
100
150
150
100
100
100
100
150
150
200
150
200
300
km/h
65
SW
75
WSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
30
W
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
10
W
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-21
-21
-18
-15
-14
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-11
-10
-13
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-8-8-6-5-6-6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-7-5-7-5-5-4-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-2-2-2-4-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-7-4-3-5
Sunrise
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6:16
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6:13
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6:09
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6:07
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6:03
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Sunset
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7:22
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7:25
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7:29
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7:31
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7:34
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
clear
Clear skies.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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