Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1050
50
1600
350
100
100
0
km/h
70
W
95
W
75
W
70
W
65
W
75
W
65
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
65
WSW
40
W
30
W
20
W
10
N
20
NE
25
SSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
—
2
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-5
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-12
-13
-11
-11
-12
-14
-11
min °C
-3
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
 chill °C
-14
-26
-24
-22
-24
-25
-24
-22
-27
-28
-25
-23
-21
-18
-20
-24
-26
Freezing level m
800
300
0
200
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-8-10-9-10-11-11-11-13-14-13-13-12-12-13-14-12-1-5-6-5-6-7-6-7-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-8211110-1-2-2-2-4-2-2-3-3-2-2
Sunrise
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
Sunset
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
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—
9:24

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales 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.
46 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
light rain
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
42 minutes ago
2°C
light rain
Continuous moderate drizzle.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
56
Near gales from the NW.(Wind varies from 250 to 360 degs)
(56 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
42 minutes ago
3°C
-
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
42 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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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