Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
100
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
85
SW
80
W
105
SW
70
SW
85
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
35
W
40
W
60
W
50
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
5
2
6
2
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-1
1
3
3
2
0
-2
-3
-2
0
1
1
0
-6
-7
-10
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-1
2
2
1
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
-5
-6
-8
-16
 chill °C
-14
-14
-17
-11
-7
-6
-6
-10
-12
-13
-11
-10
-9
-8
-17
-17
-20
-32
Freezing level m
1400
650
0
0
0
2400
2100
1650
850
750
1050
1450
1600
1950
1300
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-30332-1-3-3-2-111-3-6-8-130-1024431-1-101230-3-6-11120-1011232323330-1-4
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:54
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
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—
4:45
—
—
4:41
—
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Sunset
—
8:31
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—
8:35
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—
8:37
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—
8:40
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—
8:44
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8:47
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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
ASCATB301E63S
52 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
58 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
66 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
70 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
76 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 260).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
87 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 246).
- 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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