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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
50
0
50
100
150
200
200
200
250
200
100
200
250
4950
50
km/h
90
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
65
WSW
70
SW
45
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
60
WSW
50
W
60
W
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-18
-15
-16
-14
-16
-12
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
600
400
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
1250
800
1300
800
800
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-4-5-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-100-2-1-1-11-10-1-1-10-1-122-1-2-2-4-1-1-1322222
Sunrise
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
7:47
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:53
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—
7:57
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—
8:00
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—
8:02
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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 below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu 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
0°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
0.1 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
87
Stormy winds from the NW
(87 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
87
Stormy winds from the NW
(87 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC285E63S
782 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 254).
- 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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