Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
100
50
100
150
150
150
150
5550
100
50
100
50
50
100
0
0
km/h
80
WSW
85
W
90
WSW
60
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
55
W
40
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
65
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
-3
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-7
-5
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
0
2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
 chill °C
-14
-16
-20
-16
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-7
-4
-10
-12
-12
-15
-17
-20
-20
Freezing level m
250
450
0
0
0
0
1500
1500
1350
1800
2050
1950
750
850
200
250
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:16
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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 0°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(37 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC287E64S
680 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC286E63S
727 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC286E64S
730 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC286E65S
754 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB286E65S
754 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC285E65S
778 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
- 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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