Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
350
50
50
100
600
2200
100
50
km/h
50
WSW
55
W
45
W
30
W
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
30
SW
30
W
15
W
10
NNE
35
NE
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.2
0.2
—
—
2
1
0.6
0.1
0.3
1.6
0.2
—
4
5
4
5
6
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
1
1
1
1
1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-2
-1
-5
-2
0
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
-11
-11
-10
-7
-2
-6
-6
-11
-9
-8
-7
-5
-7
-4
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-12-9-8-9-11-12-14-14-12-10-8-8-8-9-10-11-10-9-6-5-6-7-9-10-9-9-7-4-4-4-5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-1-4-111111
Sunrise
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
8:47
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—
8:51
—
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8:53
—
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8:57
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—
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9:00
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9:02

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
51 minutes 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
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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