Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
250
150
150
200
300
150
km/h
75
W
70
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
80
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
40
W
35
W
65
WSW
100
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
1
6
10
3
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-15
-19
-19
-20
-17
-15
-11
-9
-10
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-12
-14
-18
-19
-19
-20
-18
-16
-13
-10
-11
-16
-15
-12
-12
-13
-12
-15
 chill °C
-26
-29
-33
-34
-34
-34
-32
-31
-28
-23
-25
-32
-30
-25
-23
-25
-26
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:47
6:43
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55
6:59
7:01

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC297E64S
191 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
193 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
202 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
205 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 254).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
0.0 km
ASCATC295E64S
276 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 261).
- 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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