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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 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 -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
200
50
0
200
50
0
0
0
150
50
50
150
km/h
35
SSW
35
SW
85
SW
80
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
15
SSW
25
SE
15
S
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
75
SW
105
SW
105
SW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-7
-8
-10
-12
-13
-13
-16
-18
-18
-11
-5
-2
-2
-3
-2
-7
min °C
-16
-10
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-18
-18
-18
-17
-8
-4
-3
-4
-4
-9
 chill °C
-28
-20
-22
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-27
-28
-18
-12
-14
-17
-16
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-9-9-11-12-13-14-17-18-18-14-7-3-3-4-3-8-12-6-6-8-9-9-10-13-14-14-12-5-1-1-3-2-7-8-6-4-4-4-4-5-7-7-8-7-6-4-2-1-2-3
Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:27
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 -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue 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
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
hy2c299E62S
80 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 248).
- km
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
-7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c300E62S
92 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c301E62S
133 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c300E61S
137 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c301E61S
148 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c297E64S
173 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 235).
- 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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