Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
100
150
200
200
300
150
150
200
150
300
550
300
650
400
0
km/h
10
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
0.6
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.9
—
—
—
—
1.8
0.3
max °C
2
1
1
-1
-1
-2
1
1
-1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
min °C
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
0
0
-1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
 chill °C
-2
-5
-8
-7
-7
-8
-3
0
-3
-1
-1
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-7
Freezing level m
450
400
0
0
0
0
150
700
0
1500
1350
500
350
500
400
650
400
0
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Sunrise
5:43
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—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
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Sunset
—
7:51
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—
7:53
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—
7:57
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—
8:00
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—
8:02
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8:05
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
light snow
Snow grains.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
light snow
Snow grains.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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