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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
100
150
2000
100
200
50
150
km/h
100
WSW
80
SW
75
WSW
95
SW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
50
W
45
W
55
W
85
WNW
120
WNW
105
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
4
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
max °C
0
-2
-3
-2
-1
3
3
3
2
-1
-1
2
3
3
1
0
min °C
-1
-3
-3
-4
-1
0
3
2
0
-3
-2
1
2
2
0
-2
 chill °C
-12
-14
-14
-16
-10
-9
-4
-4
-7
-12
-10
-7
-7
-8
-12
-12
Freezing level m
1450
1250
600
0
0
0
2300
2350
2000
1150
1050
1900
2250
2350
2050
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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4:56
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4:54
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4:50
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4:48
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4:45
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Sunset
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8:31
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8:35
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8:37
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8:40
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8:44
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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 Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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
ASCATC300E63S
43 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
71 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC302E63S
94 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
131 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
131 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
139 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
144 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
156 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 257).
- 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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