Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
150
150
100
0
50
150
450
0
50
100
150
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
50
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
W
25
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
0.2
0.4
3
0.7
0.7
1.8
0.1
0.2
—
—
0.7
0.1
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-4
-3
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
min °C
-4
-6
-5
-3
-2
1
1
0
1
0
-3
1
4
0
0
-1
-1
 chill °C
-10
-13
-13
-10
-9
-3
-3
-7
-5
-8
-10
-5
-2
-8
-7
-7
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
0
250
200
0
1500
1450
200
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:00
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
Sunset
7:34
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—
7:37
—
—
7:39
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—
7:43
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7:45
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7:47
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
Mist
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 030 degs)
(30 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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