Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
150
0
50
200
0
50
50
km/h
85
W
70
W
80
WNW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
40
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
SSE
5
S
35
SW
70
SW
65
WSW
55
W
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Snowflake cm
7
2
6
2
—
—
—
4
4
11
7
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-10
-14
-14
-9
-8
-7
-7
-10
-11
-9
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-11
-8
-8
-14
-15
-15
-13
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-26
-21
-21
-29
-31
-31
-27
-18
-17
-19
-18
-14
-17
-21
-20
-18
Freezing level m
50
150
300
0
0
0
0
150
250
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
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Sunrise
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
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—
9:29

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
3.5 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
clear
-
80
Severe gales from the NW
(80 kph at 320).
0.0 km
963 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
963 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
SHIP1789
994 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
SHIP3543
994 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5773
994 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
SHIP2076
994 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
SHIP5116
994 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C

* 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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