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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
50
0
200
50
50
0
0
150
100
150
150
km/h
35
SW
85
SW
80
SW
65
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
25
SW
30
SE
15
SSE
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
75
SW
110
SW
110
SW
100
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15
-18
-18
-12
-6
-3
0
-1
-5
-9
min °C
-10
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
-18
-19
-18
-18
-11
-5
-3
-3
-8
-14
 chill °C
-20
-22
-26
-26
-24
-26
-29
-30
-27
-29
-22
-12
-15
-15
-23
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-11-12-12-14-17-19-18-15-9-4-2-2-7-12-6-6-8-9-9-10-13-15-14-13-8-31-1-4-9-6-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-9-9-6-5-2-1-2-3
Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
35 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
45 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
68 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
73 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 252).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC301E63S
77 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 258).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
84 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 247).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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