Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
350
100
50
150
200
150
200
150
100
100
km/h
35
W
55
WSW
45
W
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
80
W
85
WSW
100
WSW
80
WSW
65
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
1
—
1
4
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-1
1
-4
-6
-9
-13
-13
-12
-9
-9
-10
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-4
-4
-3
0
-5
-8
-12
-13
-13
-13
-11
-9
-10
-12
-15
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-12
-14
-13
-11
-17
-21
-27
-28
-29
-28
-24
-20
-21
-24
-26
-21
-19
-23
Freezing level m
550
600
900
2000
750
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-21-5-7-11-13-13-13-10-9-10-12-14-14-14-14-1-2-13-1-4-9-11-11-10-8-6-7-9-11-12-11-11222432-2-3-2-2-2-5-3-4-6-5-3-5
Sunrise
4:48
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:51
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—
8:53
—
—
8:57
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

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.
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
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.3 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC297E62S
177 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC298E62S
179 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC298E61S
183 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC296E62S
220 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC297E61S
224 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
236 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 332).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Low: 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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