Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
100
150
200
200
250
200
200
150
150
0
0
km/h
45
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
20
WSW
10
SE
25
E
10
ENE
15
W
25
W
35
W
45
W
35
WNW
70
WNW
90
WSW
95
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
-9
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-13
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-11
-14
-7
-9
-8
-11
-13
-21
-19
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
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Sunrise
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—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
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6:00
—
—
5:56
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Sunset
7:25
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7:29
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7:31
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7:34
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7:37
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7:39
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Mist -.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
4.0 km
Low: 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Weddell Island
1201 km N
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 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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