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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
250
300
250
0
150
200
200
km/h
25
S
115
SW
120
SW
115
WSW
100
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
90
SW
95
SW
90
WSW
70
W
60
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-10
-13
-16
-16
-10
-9
-6
-7
-11
-11
-12
-18
-20
-19
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-10
-15
-17
-17
-15
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-17
-19
-20
-19
 chill °C
-11
-17
-20
-26
-32
-34
-34
-30
-25
-23
-25
-25
-24
-31
-33
-35
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-5-10-14-17-17-13-10-8-9-11-11-15-19-20-19-2-2-2-8-12-15-15-12-9-7-7-9-8-12-15-16-16-5-1-1-3-5-6-6-6-4-3-2-2-1-5-7-7-8
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:01
6:56
Sunset
6:37
6:40
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:51

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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 -2°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-5°C
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c300E62S
77 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 228).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
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).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
4 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-5°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c299E62S
98 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c301E61S
161 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
2°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 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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