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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
300
150
1600
0
550
700
200
100
50
50
200
km/h
80
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
25
SE
20
SSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
60
SSW
80
SW
110
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-19
-18
-11
-10
-6
-5
0
1
-1
-12
-16
-16
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-13
-18
-19
-19
-17
-12
-8
-8
-2
1
-8
-15
-16
-17
 chill °C
-25
-27
-25
-25
-26
-30
-30
-28
-25
-13
-15
-12
-8
-22
-32
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-12-13-16-19-19-14-11-7-7-11-5-14-16-17-8-9-8-9-12-14-15-12-11-6-504-3-11-13-14-4-6-5-4-6-7-8-7-7-5-5-1-1-3-4-4-6
Sunrise
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Mid: few
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).

* 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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