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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
150
150
200
200
200
200
200
150
100
0
0
50
50
50
km/h
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
S
25
E
10
NE
10
NW
25
WNW
45
W
55
W
45
W
35
WNW
20
W
45
SW
80
WSW
95
W
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-6
-3
-2
-5
 chill °C
-20
-17
-11
-14
-9
-8
-14
-18
-18
-19
-15
-13
-14
-14
-13
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
0
0
1500
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-6-4-4-5-7-7-8-6-6-5-3-2-4-6-6-5-5-4-3-4-5-5-5-3-3-3-11-2-3-3-3-7-4-4-6-5-3-211-1021
Sunrise
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:37
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—
7:39
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7:43
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

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
41 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
65 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 250).
- km
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.
ASCATC299E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 252).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC298E62S
86 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
92 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
122 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 340).
- 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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