Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
km/h
35
NNW
60
NW
75
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
30
W
55
W
70
W
65
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
75
W
60
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
7
2
5
3
—
—
2
2
1
1
—
—
4
2
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-7
-4
-2
-3
-9
-10
-8
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-6
-3
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-19
-22
-21
-24
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-14
-13
-22
-24
-24
-23
-20
-17
-14
Freezing level m
0
300
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
150
700
300
100
50
150
300
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-5-3-6-10-10-9-7-6-5-5-4-5-6-6-7-7-7-6-3-1-3-6-6-5-3-3-3021110-1-2-2122111222
Sunrise
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
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—
9:15

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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 -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate 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 -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
93 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c302E63S
95 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c299E62S
111 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c301E62S
122 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c300E61S
140 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c298E62S
146 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c303E62S
155 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 55).
- 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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