Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
350
100
150
50
100
400
100
50
km/h
45
WSW
85
SW
85
SW
70
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
65
SW
70
SW
50
SW
75
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
95
SW
100
WSW
110
WSW
50
SW
85
SW
105
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-19
-22
-23
-16
-13
-12
-11
-9
-9
-13
-13
-9
-6
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-21
-23
-23
-23
-13
-12
-13
-9
-12
-19
-15
-11
-7
 chill °C
-29
-33
-32
-29
-33
-40
-41
-41
-38
-28
-26
-28
-23
-28
-38
-29
-26
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-14-15-20-23-23-20-13-12-12-9-11-16-14-10-7-14-15-12-11-12-17-19-19-17-11-9-8-6-9-13-12-8-5-7-7-4-3-4-9-10-11-11-7-2-4-5-3-5-7-6-2
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:01
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:12
7:15

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, extremely windy 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.
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
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Snow
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC291E61S
510 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC292E60S
525 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC290E62S
549 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- 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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