Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
250
0
50
0
50
0
0
50
50
km/h
100
SW
105
WSW
120
WSW
105
WSW
120
WSW
100
SW
90
SW
95
WSW
115
SW
90
SW
85
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
90
WSW
80
SW
65
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-4
-6
-10
-6
-5
-4
1
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
2
min °C
-3
-2
-6
-7
-12
-12
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-3
-1
0
0
2
3
1
 chill °C
-15
-14
-20
-21
-29
-29
-18
-16
-14
-7
-13
-14
-11
-10
-10
-7
-5
-7
Freezing level m
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
100
1450
2200
1850
450
1150
1600
1550
2100
2450
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-5-7-11-9-6-4-12-1-2-101232-20-3-4-7-6-3-2231-1112343-10-1-1-1-1-111011111021
Sunrise
5:09
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—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:54
—
—
Sunset
—
8:20
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—
8:22
—
—
8:25
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—
8:29
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—
8:31
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8:35
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Mist
69
Gales from the WNW
(69 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 340).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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