Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
250
0
100
200
150
100
0
150
150
50
0
50
250
100
50
50
km/h
15
S
25
S
30
W
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
60
SW
80
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
SSW
45
WSW
60
SW
35
S
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-20
-17
-11
-8
-8
-9
-11
-13
-14
-15
-19
-18
-10
-5
-5
-4
min °C
-24
-24
-23
-19
-15
-10
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-18
-19
-19
-17
-9
-5
-5
 chill °C
-33
-37
-34
-33
-27
-21
-22
-25
-24
-27
-27
-27
-29
-30
-30
-21
-13
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-22-18-13-9-9-10-12-14-14-17-19-19-14-7-5-5-21-19-17-16-12-7-6-7-9-10-10-13-15-15-12-6-3-3-14-12-10-9-8-5-4-4-5-4-5-7-9-10-8-6-5-3
Sunrise
7:31
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
Mist
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
Mist
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB287E63S
677 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 199).
- 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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