Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
km/h
30
N
45
NW
75
NW
65
WNW
45
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
15
W
35
WNW
75
W
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
50
W
55
W
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
5
2
4
3
—
—
4
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-4
-3
0
-1
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-3
-1
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
 chill °C
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-16
-20
-20
-8
-8
-20
-17
-16
-15
-15
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
300
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
150
450
400
100
100
150
150
350
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-10-10-10-11-11-9-6-3-7-10-10-9-8-6-6-5-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-6-3-1-4-6-5-5-4-3-301111-1-1-3-1122111222
Sunrise
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
hy2b300E63S
59 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 52).
- km
hy2b301E63S
61 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 50).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-1°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 30).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b300E62S
88 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 45).
- km
hy2b299E63S
97 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 58).
- km
hy2b299E62S
97 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 42).
- km
hy2b302E63S
100 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 42).
- km
hy2b298E62S
108 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 42).
- km

* 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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