Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
0
350
50
200
100
350
250
0
km/h
40
WSW
90
SW
85
SW
60
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
45
SW
80
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
105
SW
100
WSW
115
WSW
65
SW
60
SW
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
2
5
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-17
-22
-22
-15
-12
-12
-9
-8
-11
-13
-14
-10
-7
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-14
-15
-21
-22
-22
-22
-13
-13
-12
-9
-12
-18
-16
-12
-8
 chill °C
-29
-33
-32
-28
-31
-40
-40
-40
-37
-28
-27
-27
-24
-28
-36
-31
-25
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-14-15-19-22-22-19-13-13-11-9-12-16-15-11-8-14-15-12-10-11-16-18-19-16-11-9-8-7-10-13-13-9-6-7-7-4-3-3-8-10-10-11-6-2-4-5-4-4-6-6-3
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:01
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:12
7:15

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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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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.
34 minutes ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
34 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
34 minutes ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
34 minutes ago
-8°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
34 minutes ago
-15°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
34 minutes ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
34 minutes ago
-19°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
34 minutes ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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