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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
1300
100
100
50
250
150
200
km/h
35
WSW
35
SE
20
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
25
SSW
110
SW
100
SW
115
SW
110
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
60
SW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-19
-18
-11
-5
-2
-2
-2
-7
-9
-15
-15
-15
-15
-13
-7
min °C
-18
-19
-19
-17
-11
-3
-6
-4
-8
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-11
 chill °C
-28
-32
-29
-29
-23
-10
-20
-17
-23
-30
-33
-33
-31
-32
-28
-26
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
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43
6:45

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
47 minutes ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
-10°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB304E62S
233 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 309).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
47 minutes ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
1.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
-17°C
light snow
Snow grains.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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