Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
0
0
50
km/h
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SSW
45
SW
80
SW
65
WSW
70
W
70
W
70
WSW
50
WNW
10
ESE
45
WSW
95
WSW
65
SW
60
WSW
75
WSW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
4
1
7
15
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-15
-12
-11
-9
-10
-11
-15
-12
-12
-15
-14
-12
-14
-17
-17
min °C
-20
-20
-21
-18
-14
-12
-10
-10
-17
-17
-13
-17
-16
-14
-15
-15
-18
-19
 chill °C
-36
-35
-36
-31
-27
-27
-23
-23
-33
-33
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-30
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-20-21-17-13-12-10-10-14-16-13-15-16-14-14-15-18-18-17-17-18-14-11-9-7-6-10-13-8-10-14-14-11-11-13-16-9-9-11-10-10-6-10-4-5-2-6-7-7-6-5-5-9
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59
7:01
7:04

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b301E63S
56 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 248).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b300E62S
89 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b299E62S
91 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b298E62S
102 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 252).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Snow
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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