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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
1400
50
100
150
150
km/h
100
WSW
105
WSW
95
SW
45
SSW
85
SW
95
SW
95
SW
100
WSW
95
SW
70
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
55
S
35
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-6
-3
3
3
0
1
1
-1
-2
-4
-1
3
3
4
4
min °C
-7
-9
-12
-7
-5
-2
1
-1
-4
-1
-2
-9
-7
-3
-1
3
4
1
 chill °C
-21
-25
-28
-17
-17
-13
-9
-13
-16
-10
-12
-22
-18
-11
-6
-3
-1
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
1650
1900
1800
1400
700
0
500
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-11-7-412-1-20-2-6-6-21343-3-5-7-5-3231-120-3-3013420-1-2-2-2-10112110-1-3-1-1-2
Sunrise
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:50
—
—
Sunset
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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
ASCATB300E63S
49 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
55 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 263).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
37 minutes ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
10.0 km
High: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
94 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
117 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
135 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
138 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
188 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB304E63S
188 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 264).
- 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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