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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
250
200
50
0
50
50
50
50
0
250
200
150
100
50
km/h
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
80
SW
85
SW
65
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
35
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-18
-12
-7
-8
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-19
-19
-13
-6
-3
-4
-5
-4
-7
min °C
-20
-16
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-13
-18
-19
-19
-18
-12
-4
-7
-7
-4
-12
 chill °C
-34
-28
-19
-22
-24
-26
-25
-25
-28
-30
-30
-31
-23
-13
-17
-19
-14
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-14-9-9-10-12-12-13-16-19-19-16-9-4-6-6-4-10-16-12-6-6-7-9-9-9-12-15-15-13-8-2-4-5-2-7-9-7-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-7-9-8-6-4-4-2-1-3
Sunrise
7:26
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Tue 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
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
-8°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATC299E62S
84 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 255).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC298E62S
102 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
125 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
195 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
206 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
217 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 248).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 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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