Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
0
100
50
50
0
400
50
1900
150
km/h
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
SW
50
WSW
30
SSW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
WSW
45
WSW
60
W
75
WNW
70
W
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
11
6
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
min °C
-7
-8
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
 chill °C
-20
-20
-25
-20
-20
-19
-15
-15
-16
-12
-10
-10
-12
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
Freezing level m
250
300
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
750
750
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-11-10-11-11-10-9-7-6-6-5-3-3-4-5-5-3-3-6-7-6-7-7-6-7-5-4-5-3-1-1-1-2-221-100-3-10-4-10-4112212
Sunrise
3:59
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:53
—
—
3:49
—
—
3:47
—
—
3:44
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:47

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Great Needle Peak at the specific elevation of 1690 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
ASCATC300E63S
58 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
67 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
68 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 323).
- km
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.
ASCATB300E62S
78 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 319).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E63S
84 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 344).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC302E63S
87 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
90 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 321).
- 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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