Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
50
100
250
250
250
250
200
km/h
115
WSW
110
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
105
SW
100
WSW
95
WSW
75
W
65
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
70
WSW
55
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
5
 mm
max °C
-8
-13
-17
-17
-10
-7
-7
-9
-11
-12
-14
-19
-20
-19
-12
-12
-9
min °C
-10
-16
-18
-18
-16
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
-18
-19
-20
-20
-16
-13
-12
 chill °C
-26
-34
-35
-36
-32
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-34
-35
-37
-36
-30
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:01
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:40
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Mon 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(22 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Mid: clear
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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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