Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
100
150
2000
100
200
50
150
km/h
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.4
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
1.2
8
max °C
1
1
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
min °C
0
1
2
0
-1
-1
-1
1
0
1
3
2
2
4
4
1
 chill °C
-8
-6
-4
-8
-9
-8
-8
-5
-6
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1450
1250
600
0
0
0
2300
2350
2000
1150
1050
1900
2250
2350
2050
1400
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Sunrise
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4:56
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4:54
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4:50
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4:48
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4:45
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Sunset
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8:31
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8:35
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8:37
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8:40
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8:44
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
55 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.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
Mist
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
12°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
11°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
4 hours ago
2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
4 hours ago
-1°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
965 km NW
14m alt.
4 hours ago
-
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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