Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
km/h
55
W
25
W
35
NW
50
NW
80
WNW
70
W
50
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
45
SW
60
WSW
50
W
70
W
110
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
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Snowflake cm
3
1
4
6
5
4
1
6
2
—
1
3
2
4
1
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-9
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-7
-3
-2
-4
-11
-11
-7
min °C
-15
-13
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-4
-2
-11
-11
-11
-9
 chill °C
-29
-25
-19
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-20
-21
-21
-14
-12
-27
-26
-26
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
300
150
50
50
0
0
0
0
200
800
250
0
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
Sunset
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 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
12°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 290 to 350 degs)
(22 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1087 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1142 km N
15m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1172 km N
361m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1209 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1213 km N
214m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
22
70 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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