Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
0
0
0
0
km/h
70
W
75
WNW
85
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
40
NW
35
NNW
75
W
40
W
10
SSW
35
SW
75
SW
60
WSW
65
WNW
75
W
75
W
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
7
3
—
—
1
3
3
6
2
—
—
—
—
9
—
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-14
-14
-9
-8
-7
-7
-11
-9
-8
-9
-7
-5
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-14
-14
-14
-13
-8
-8
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-10
 chill °C
-20
-21
-30
-30
-29
-27
-18
-17
-23
-23
-16
-16
-22
-20
-19
-21
-21
-23
Freezing level m
200
250
0
0
0
0
200
300
50
0
0
0
0
0
250
250
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-12-14-14-11-8-8-9-12-10-9-9-8-6-8-8-9-4-4-9-11-11-7-4-4-5-7-6-5-6-6-4-4-4-511-2-3-2-2111-10-2-1-1111-2
Sunrise
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:31

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
light rain
Light rain .
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
82 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b299E62S
105 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c300E62S
107 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b298E62S
113 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c298E62S
126 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b301E62S
127 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b301E61S
138 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b300E61S
140 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 295).
- 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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