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

Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
50
0
km/h
75
WSW
90
SW
90
WSW
100
SW
105
WSW
105
WSW
100
SW
85
WSW
100
WSW
55
SSW
60
SW
80
SW
85
SW
90
WSW
95
SW
90
SW
90
SW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-3
-2
-2
-2
-6
-6
-6
-8
-5
-2
1
0
1
0
1
3
min °C
-11
-10
-7
-3
-2
-5
-6
-6
-13
-10
-7
-4
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
 chill °C
-26
-25
-20
-15
-14
-18
-19
-19
-29
-22
-19
-15
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1750
1700
1700
1650
1550
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-5-3-2-4-6-6-10-9-6-31-10-103-8-7-3-1-1-2-3-3-6-5-4-1211223-2-2-1000-1-2-2-2-2-1-11111-1
Sunrise
5:13
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—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
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—
5:01
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—
4:56
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Sunset
—
8:16
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8:20
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8:22
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8:25
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8:29
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8:31
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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 -2°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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
ASCATC300E63S
52 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
54 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
72 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
72 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
73 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 235).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB300E63S
88 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
88 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 234).
- 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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