Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
0
50
0
100
50
50
100
150
150
200
200
150
150
km/h
40
SSW
90
SW
90
SW
90
SW
100
WSW
100
SW
70
SW
65
WSW
95
WSW
85
SW
60
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
50
SW
40
W
65
W
75
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-3
3
4
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-5
-4
0
2
4
4
2
-3
0
min °C
-7
-4
-2
2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-6
-7
-5
-3
2
3
3
0
-3
-1
 chill °C
-17
-16
-13
-7
-14
-13
-11
-14
-19
-20
-16
-10
-3
-2
-4
-8
-13
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
2400
1600
1500
1450
1100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2100
550
1400
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Sunrise
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
8:25
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:31
—
—
8:35
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—
8:37
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—
8:40
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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 4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed 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
hy2b301E63S
62 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 242).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b302E63S
115 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b301E62S
123 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b302E62S
132 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b301E61S
146 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b303E63S
154 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b297E64S
160 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 242).
- 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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