Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
100
150
350
250
0
200
250
50
250
250
100
50
0
0
km/h
85
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
55
SW
80
WSW
70
WSW
105
SW
85
WSW
90
WSW
120
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
80
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
1
2
1
1
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-21
-21
-17
-13
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-4
-5
-7
-8
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-22
-14
-13
-11
-11
-10
-12
-10
-7
-6
-7
-8
-10
 chill °C
-38
-39
-39
-38
-30
-29
-26
-26
-25
-28
-22
-18
-18
-20
-22
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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6:37
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6:33
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6:30
—
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6:26
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6:24
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Sunset
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7:07
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7:09
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7:12
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7:15
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7:17
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

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.
1 hour 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
-4°C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
1.2 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).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 180 to 330 degs)
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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