Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the W 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 -8°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
0
150
200
km/h
60
WNW
60
W
30
WNW
20
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
45
WNW
65
W
80
W
55
W
65
WSW
65
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
4
—
—
—
4
2
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-3
-2
-3
-8
-10
-9
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-8
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-5
-3
-9
-10
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-23
-22
-21
-18
-21
-22
-14
-13
-22
-22
-23
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-26
Freezing level m
150
100
50
0
0
0
150
800
350
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-10-10-9-4-3-6-9-10-11-13-13-14-14-13-10-6-6-6-6-7-6-20-3-5-5-6-9-9-10-11-10-71100-3-3122111-1-1-2-2-2-2
Sunrise
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the W 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 -8°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W 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
ASCATB300E62S
62 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
66 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
77 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 323).
- km
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
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
1.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E62S
80 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 311).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
92 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
96 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
100 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 298).
- 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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