Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
100
km/h
70
NW
60
WNW
55
W
30
W
30
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
65
W
85
W
70
W
60
WSW
50
W
80
WSW
80
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
5
4
4
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—
—
3
2
—
1
—
7
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-2
-2
-3
-9
-10
-9
-13
-12
-9
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-4
-2
-10
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-11
 chill °C
-21
-23
-22
-20
-19
-22
-22
-13
-12
-26
-22
-22
-29
-28
-27
-24
Freezing level m
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
300
850
400
150
50
50
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
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—
9:13
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9:15

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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
ASCATB300E63S
48 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
71 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 312).
- km
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.
3 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB299E63S
80 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 337).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB298E63S
108 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
121 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
131 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 327).
- 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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