Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
200
100
250
200
200
100
100
km/h
105
SW
100
WSW
95
WSW
75
W
70
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
85
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
50
W
80
W
50
WSW
50
W
40
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
10
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-9
-12
-13
-14
-19
-19
-18
-13
-14
-11
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-11
min °C
-8
-10
-11
-12
-13
-18
-19
-20
-20
-16
-14
-13
-10
-11
-14
-15
-13
-13
 chill °C
-22
-25
-26
-27
-28
-34
-34
-35
-35
-29
-30
-28
-22
-24
-29
-28
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-12-13-16-19-20-19-15-14-12-10-11-13-14-13-12-7-8-9-10-10-13-15-15-17-12-11-9-7-8-9-11-10-7-4-3-2-2-2-6-7-7-9-7-6-3-2-1-2-4-4-2
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
Sunset
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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
ASCATB300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
68 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB299E62S
79 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
80 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 245).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
92 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
106 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
110 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 241).
- 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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