Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
300
100
150
0
50
0
km/h
75
W
65
W
75
W
80
WSW
55
W
35
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
40
NW
30
NNW
35
W
10
SSE
25
SSW
50
SW
80
WSW
65
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
—
2
4
1
1
—
1
—
—
4
2
6
2
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-13
-13
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-7
-4
-3
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-13
-14
-13
-14
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-5
 chill °C
-24
-22
-24
-23
-22
-26
-28
-27
-27
-20
-17
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-18
-16
Freezing level m
0
200
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
250
100
0
0
0
0
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-10-10-10-12-14-13-12-9-8-9-11-11-10-8-5-4-6-5-6-6-6-8-10-10-9-5-4-6-7-6-7-6-2-211100-2-2-2-401100-2-111
Sunrise
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:13
—
—
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW 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
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.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
5.0 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).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c302E63S
96 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c300E62S
97 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c299E62S
113 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c298E62S
118 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c303E63S
142 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c300E61S
147 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 285).
- 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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