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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
500
1350
150
100
50
50
250
250
300
km/h
50
WSW
35
SW
35
SE
20
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
30
SSW
95
SW
110
SW
120
SW
105
WSW
90
WSW
100
SW
95
WSW
45
SSW
50
SW
80
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-19
-18
-11
-5
-1
-1
-3
-7
-9
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-5
min °C
-13
-18
-19
-19
-17
-11
-2
-5
-5
-9
-15
-17
-18
-17
-17
-14
-12
 chill °C
-26
-29
-32
-30
-29
-23
-9
-19
-19
-24
-32
-35
-37
-34
-31
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-19-19-14-8-2-3-4-8-12-17-17-17-16-14-9-9-12-14-15-12-8-1-2-2-6-10-12-15-15-14-13-8-5-6-7-8-7-6-4-1-1-2-3-5-6-7-7-5-3
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
6:32
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S 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 below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 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).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
4 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-5°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c301E62S
125 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 240).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E61S
142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c301E61S
169 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 260).
- 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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