Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 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 -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW 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
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
0
50
100
50
150
250
200
200
200
50
km/h
40
W
55
W
45
W
80
WNW
95
WNW
85
WNW
75
W
80
WSW
100
WSW
80
WSW
65
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
4
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-2
1
-3
-6
-9
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-11
-12
-14
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-4
-4
-4
0
-5
-8
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-13
-14
-14
-11
-17
-21
-27
-28
-31
-28
-24
-23
-23
-26
-27
-21
-21
-20
Freezing level m
550
600
850
1950
850
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-31-4-7-11-13-14-13-11-10-11-13-14-13-12-13-1-2-13-1-4-8-11-11-10-8-7-8-10-12-11-10-9222431-1-3-3-2-3-5-4-3-4-4-3-4
Sunrise
4:48
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:51
—
—
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 -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy 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 night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Great Wall
76 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light rain
Light freezing rain.
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
78 km NE
100m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 340).
500 m
Mid: sky obscured
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
Fog
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
0.0 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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