Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
150
100
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
200
150
150
100
100
50
km/h
75
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
50
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-22
-14
-12
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-12
-10
-6
-13
-14
-14
-18
-17
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-7-6-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-4-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-6-5-5-2-2-4-3-3-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-4-3-5-4-3-2
Sunrise
6:16
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—
6:13
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—
6:09
—
—
6:07
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—
6:03
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—
6:00
—
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Sunset
—
7:22
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—
7:25
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—
7:29
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—
7:31
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—
7:34
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7:37
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue 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
ASCATB300E63S
46 km SSE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
72 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 247).
- km
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
0.7 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
80 km E
15m alt.
5 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
84 km SSW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 243).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
5 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB298E62S
85 km W
15m alt.
5 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 254).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB302E63S
91 km E
15m alt.
5 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 244).
- 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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