Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
250
150
100
200
250
150
150
km/h
95
WSW
95
WSW
75
W
75
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
60
W
65
W
60
W
55
W
70
WNW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
7
1
9
6
 mm
max °C
-7
-10
-12
-13
-15
-18
-19
-19
-16
-13
-11
-9
-10
-11
-14
-11
-11
min °C
-9
-11
-12
-13
-18
-19
-20
-20
-18
-14
-13
-10
-10
-17
-14
-12
-14
 chill °C
-24
-26
-26
-28
-33
-34
-35
-35
-32
-29
-28
-23
-23
-33
-28
-26
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-12-13-17-19-20-20-17-14-12-10-10-14-14-12-13-7-10-9-10-14-15-16-16-14-11-9-7-6-10-11-7-8-3-2-2-3-5-7-7-8-7-7-4-20-3-5-1-2
Sunrise
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
Sunset
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
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.
hy2c299E62S
93 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c298E62S
111 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c300E62S
114 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c302E63S
115 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c297E62S
135 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c303E63S
136 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c301E62S
137 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- 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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