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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
100
0
50
100
150
200
200
200
150
450
200
100
550
600
5150
km/h
90
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
70
W
75
SW
50
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
50
WNW
65
WSW
50
W
65
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-19
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-14
-17
-15
-15
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
550
400
300
0
0
0
0
600
0
550
950
400
400
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-4-5-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-2-3-100-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-20-1-1210-2-2-4-10-1122111
Sunrise
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
7:47
—
—
7:51
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—
7:53
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—
7:57
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—
8:00
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—
8:02
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATC301E63S
65 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
73 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
74 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 222).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC300E63S
81 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c302E63S
83 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 255).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC302E63S
87 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
88 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 252).
- 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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