Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
0
350
50
200
100
350
250
0
km/h
30
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
20
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
100
SW
85
WSW
100
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-10
-9
-11
-13
-18
-19
-13
-10
-9
-7
-6
-9
-10
-12
-8
-5
min °C
-14
-16
-13
-11
-11
-18
-18
-19
-19
-11
-9
-9
-7
-10
-15
-13
-9
-7
 chill °C
-28
-33
-28
-24
-25
-35
-34
-35
-30
-25
-21
-22
-20
-24
-32
-26
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:01
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:12
7:15

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b301E63S
54 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b300E62S
85 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 255).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b302E63S
109 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 118).
- km
hy2b303E63S
131 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 130).
- km
hy2b301E62S
135 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 245).
- 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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