Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
50
50
250
200
200
250
300
km/h
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.1
1.5
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.6
1.2
max °C
-3
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-2
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
 chill °C
-17
-17
-18
-18
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-14
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:01
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC300E63S
46 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
50 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
69 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 260).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 250).
32 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
77 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
78 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 248).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
79 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the WSW
(71 kph at 251).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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