Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
150
km/h
50
WSW
55
W
30
W
35
NNW
45
NW
75
WNW
70
W
55
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WNW
65
W
85
W
50
WNW
80
WSW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
1
—
1
8
6
8
3
2
4
1
—
1
6
2
1
2
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-15
-8
-8
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-7
-3
-2
-2
-9
-10
-8
min °C
-15
-15
-13
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-5
-2
-9
-9
-12
-12
 chill °C
-29
-29
-26
-18
-22
-23
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-15
-12
-22
-21
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
350
150
50
50
0
0
0
0
200
850
300
250
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-11-8-8-9-11-11-11-11-11-9-4-2-6-9-11-10-9-10-7-5-3-5-7-7-8-8-8-6-20-2-5-7-6-2-3-311100-1-1-3-2122100
Sunrise
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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
hy2b301E63S
78 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b302E63S
96 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
- km
hy2b300E62S
97 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b301E62S
110 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b298E62S
129 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b300E61S
135 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b303E63S
142 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 165).
- 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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