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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
150
200
200
200
200
200
150
50
0
50
0
50
50
50
0
km/h
30
WSW
10
SW
25
E
15
NE
10
NW
30
W
45
W
50
WSW
55
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
50
SW
85
W
85
WSW
90
W
100
W
105
W
95
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
-2
-6
 chill °C
-18
-14
-13
-10
-8
-16
-18
-19
-19
-14
-14
-16
-17
-14
-14
-12
-14
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
0
0
700
900
1500
1450
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-6-5-4-5-7-8-7-6-6-6-4-3-2-1-2-5-6-5-5-4-3-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2-1011-2-3-3-7-4-3-6-4-1-111-1122241
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:31
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
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—
7:43
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—
7:45
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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 -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
85 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
ASCATC297E60S
388 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 101).
- 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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