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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
50
100
50
50
50
50
100
150
150
100
100
100
100
100
50
km/h
85
WSW
90
WSW
100
SW
60
SW
70
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
95
WSW
45
SW
25
SW
55
WSW
65
SW
50
SW
35
SW
15
E
10
NNW
30
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-7
-7
-6
-3
-4
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-26
-26
-26
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-15
-14
-15
-19
-18
-14
-11
-10
-13
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-9-8-7-5-5-7-6-5-5-6-7-5-5-5-5-6-8-8-7-5-5-4-3-5-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-2-3-2-1-10-3-4-3-2-2-1-4-2-1-2
Sunrise
6:30
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—
6:26
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—
6:24
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
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—
6:13
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Sunset
—
7:12
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—
7:15
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—
7:17
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—
7:21
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7:22
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7:25
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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 -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 290 degs)
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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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