Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
50
100
0
100
0
350
0
50
100
300
100
0
50
km/h
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
NW
45
W
70
WSW
80
WSW
95
SW
95
W
110
W
115
W
100
W
70
WSW
50
W
50
W
60
WNW
80
W
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
2
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-8
-5
-1
0
-1
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-5
-5
-1
-2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-14
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-23
-18
-17
-13
-14
-19
-17
-16
-14
-15
-17
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
150
150
0
0
0
300
1600
1450
450
0
300
450
850
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-8-7-9-5-3-1-2-5-6-6-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-4-4-4-6-3-122-2-3-3-2-1-2-3-5-3-11110-1034101121-1
Sunrise
6:00
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
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—
7:47
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—
7:51
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Guardiamarina Airport
965 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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