Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
25
W
35
NNW
55
NW
75
WNW
70
W
50
WNW
30
W
20
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
60
W
100
W
85
W
85
WSW
95
W
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Snowflake cm
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4
5
8
2
2
5
2
—
1
2
1
1
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-6
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-7
-3
-2
-3
-10
-11
-9
min °C
-13
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-5
-2
-10
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-25
-19
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-20
-22
-22
-14
-12
-25
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
300
200
100
100
0
0
0
0
150
950
400
100
50
100
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Sunrise
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4:28
—
—
4:26
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—
4:22
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—
4:18
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—
4:16
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Sunset
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—
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9:00
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9:02
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9:06
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9:08
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9:13

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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.
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.
2 hours ago
-2°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
ASCATB317E60S
996 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 267).
- km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATB316E59S
1014 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB317E59S
1035 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 255).
- 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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