Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
km/h
120
SW
95
WSW
95
WSW
95
SW
55
SW
85
SW
100
SW
90
WSW
95
WSW
80
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
25
S
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-6
-7
-10
-6
-4
2
2
-1
2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-3
0
min °C
-6
-6
-8
-11
-7
-5
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-4
-3
 chill °C
-20
-19
-22
-26
-18
-17
-14
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
-16
-17
-11
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
1400
2150
750
2100
1500
750
550
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:07
—
—
5:03
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—
5:01
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—
4:56
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4:54
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Sunset
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—
8:22
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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 2°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue 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
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
2.0 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).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 280 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Mid: clear
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
0.0 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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