Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
150
200
200
200
400
150
100
100
100
100
450
100
650
km/h
70
W
70
SW
50
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
45
W
60
W
80
WSW
65
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
60
W
75
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-3
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
min °C
-4
-4
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-7
-5
-6
-7
-5
-3
-2
 chill °C
-15
-15
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-9
-9
-19
-17
-18
-19
-17
-13
-12
Freezing level m
500
1350
0
0
0
1050
1500
1600
950
1550
300
0
350
250
400
950
1000
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Sunrise
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5:39
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5:37
—
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5:33
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5:30
—
—
5:26
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—
Sunset
7:51
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7:53
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7:57
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8:00
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8:02
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8:05
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
1°C
Mist
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
1°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
1.7 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c292E60S
477 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
- 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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