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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
0
0
0
km/h
70
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
70
W
55
W
70
WSW
50
W
20
W
35
SW
100
SW
85
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
2
5
3
9
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-14
-20
-21
-20
-15
-13
-11
-9
-9
-10
-16
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-13
-19
-20
-21
-21
-17
-14
-12
-10
-10
-16
-16
-14
-13
-13
-15
-16
 chill °C
-27
-35
-36
-37
-36
-30
-27
-26
-23
-23
-31
-32
-27
-21
-24
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-17-20-21-21-16-14-12-10-10-13-16-14-13-13-14-15-9-14-17-17-18-14-11-10-7-6-9-13-9-8-11-13-12-2-7-9-9-10-10-10-6-20-3-6-3-4-6-7-6
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
6:43
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59
7:01

Loading...

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c299E62S
91 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c300E62S
112 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c302E63S
128 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c301E62S
129 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c300E61S
152 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c301E61S
153 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c303E62S
178 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- 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.

Great Needle Peak Photos