Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 31 Oct 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 Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
350
0
0
50
km/h
60
W
35
NNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
20
WNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
45
W
15
SW
40
WSW
45
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
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6
1
4
3
1
1
1
6
5
10
4
3
4
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-7
-7
-7
-11
-14
-14
-9
-9
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-10
-8
-7
-8
-14
-14
-14
-13
-9
-7
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
 chill °C
-22
-16
-15
-16
-28
-28
-26
-24
-19
-17
-21
-19
-21
-22
-24
-25
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
300
250
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
150
50
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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—
4:35
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—
4:31
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—
4:28
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4:26
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—
4:22
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—
Sunset
8:51
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8:53
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8:57
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9:00
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9:02
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9:06

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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 Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed 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.
50 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
1°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
2°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
46 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
46 minutes ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
46 minutes ago
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(28 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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