Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
km/h
35
NNW
60
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
50
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
30
W
50
W
90
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
60
W
65
W
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
4
6
7
2
6
4
—
—
4
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
2
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-3
-3
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-6
-3
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
 chill °C
-19
-22
-22
-23
-22
-20
-21
-24
-24
-14
-12
-26
-23
-23
-23
-20
-17
-17
Freezing level m
0
300
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
150
450
400
100
100
150
150
350
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-10-10-10-11-11-9-6-3-7-10-10-9-8-6-6-5-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-6-3-1-4-6-5-5-4-3-301111-1-1-3-1122111222
Sunrise
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, 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
ASCATC300E62S
61 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
63 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
68 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
71 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 64).
- km
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
0°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 10).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
81 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 71).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB299E62S
85 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 24).
- km
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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