Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
0
400
150
100
km/h
45
NNW
50
W
10
W
25
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
W
50
W
60
WNW
55
W
110
WSW
70
SW
45
SSW
15
SW
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
1
—
—
—
3
6
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-3
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-2
-3
-3
-10
-7
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-12
-16
-11
-15
-18
-14
-15
-10
-13
-12
-26
-19
-14
-12
-10
-9
-12
Freezing level m
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:53
—
—
Sunset
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
0.6 km
Low: overcast
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.
56 minutes ago
2°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
48
Strong winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 020 degs)
(48 kph at 340).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1°C
Fog
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9256
530 km NNE
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
SHIP5984
530 km NNE
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
SHIP7175
561 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C

* 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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