Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
450
50
0
km/h
30
NW
25
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
25
W
45
N
40
NNW
50
NW
45
W
45
W
35
W
30
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
65
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
2
—
6
4
7
3
5
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-9
-14
-15
-10
-8
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-5
-3
min °C
-8
-13
-15
-15
-13
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-10
-7
-9
 chill °C
-14
-27
-29
-29
-24
-20
-20
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-25
-16
-15
-21
Freezing level m
300
0
0
0
0
0
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
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Sunrise
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
8:53
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08

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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 -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Fri 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.
52 minutes 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
0°C
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.5 km
Mid: sky obscured
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 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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