Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
100
100
300
50
100
200
200
150
150
300
500
50
50
50
km/h
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
3
—
—
0.5
0.2
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
1.1
0.9
0.3
max °C
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
-1
min °C
2
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-3
0
1
2
3
0
0
2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-1
-3
-4
-8
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-5
-4
-3
0
-3
-2
0
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1150
1550
800
0
250
0
0
0
0
1650
1600
1250
1500
1950
2100
1000
650
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-3-5-6-5-3-10-1-2022-3-5-901-1-1-3-3-3-1-11112330-2-5222111-1-2-312331121-2
Sunrise
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
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—
8:14
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri 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):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
0°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c301E63S
70 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
70 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 285).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC299E63S
94 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c303E63S
152 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 288).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few

* 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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