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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
50
50
250
200
200
250
300
km/h
110
WSW
85
WSW
85
SW
80
SW
105
SW
95
WSW
95
WSW
80
W
70
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
60
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-17
-17
-10
-7
-6
-8
-11
-12
-13
-18
-19
-19
-16
-12
-11
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-16
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-18
-18
-20
-20
-18
-13
-11
 chill °C
-34
-35
-36
-32
-24
-22
-26
-27
-26
-34
-33
-36
-36
-33
-27
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:01
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun 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
50 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
69 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 260).
- 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.
4 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
79 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WSW
(71 kph at 251).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
91 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
113 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
124 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
124 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 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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