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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
0
0
50
100
300
50
150
200
200
200
300
100
km/h
95
W
120
W
110
W
105
WNW
80
WSW
65
SW
40
W
45
WNW
60
WSW
55
SW
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-1
-2
-6
-7
-4
-6
-4
-5
-5
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
 chill °C
-17
-13
-14
-19
-20
-15
-15
-13
-16
-16
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
Freezing level m
500
1550
1250
850
50
0
0
300
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:53
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—
7:57
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

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.
3 hours ago
0°C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
37 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
37 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
43 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
67 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
70 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
76 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 301).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
0.4 km
ASCATB299E62S
79 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 303).
- 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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