Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
150
0
50
km/h
20
SW
55
WSW
55
W
30
W
35
NW
40
NW
60
WNW
55
W
50
W
35
W
20
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
25
WNW
35
WNW
85
W
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Snowflake cm
3
1
—
1
7
6
10
3
4
5
1
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-14
-15
-9
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-7
-3
-3
min °C
-13
-15
-15
-14
-9
-7
-9
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-4
-10
 chill °C
-27
-29
-29
-26
-19
-18
-21
-23
-22
-23
-19
-22
-24
-18
-12
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
300
150
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
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Sunrise
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
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—
9:08

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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
ASCATC300E63S
43 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
66 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 273).
- 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.
2 hours ago
-2°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC299E63S
81 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 282).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E62S
121 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
131 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
132 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 204).
- 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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