Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
0
50
100
150
200
200
150
150
100
200
100
250
150
100
km/h
65
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
65
WSW
70
SW
50
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
60
W
55
W
70
W
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-3
-4
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-5
-6
 chill °C
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-9
-8
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-10
-18
-18
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
500
400
0
0
0
0
0
1050
0
500
500
250
350
500
250
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Sunrise
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—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
7:47
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—
7:51
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7:53
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7:57
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8:00
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8:02
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu 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
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
-1°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
40 minutes ago
3°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
40 minutes ago
2°C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
40 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
40 minutes ago
1°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few

* 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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