Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
150
200
200
200
200
200
150
100
0
0
0
km/h
50
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
10
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
50
W
45
W
55
WNW
75
W
105
WSW
80
WSW
100
WSW
95
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
1
2
3
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-7
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
-18
-20
-17
-12
-14
-9
-7
-11
-15
-18
-19
-20
-23
-23
-18
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
200
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-7-6-5-4-4-5-7-7-7-9-8-5-4-4-4-6-6-5-5-4-3-4-4-5-5-4-5-5-3-2-2-2-3-4-3-6-4-3-6-5-3-211-1112
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
7:29
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7:31
—
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7:34
—
—
7:37
—
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7:39
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7:43
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: clear
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
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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