Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
0
0
50
km/h
85
SW
80
SW
60
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
90
WNW
95
W
70
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
75
SW
65
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
4
2
4
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-2
0
0
-4
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
min °C
0
3
2
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-3
-9
-10
-8
-10
-9
-11
-11
 chill °C
-10
-6
-6
-8
-11
-13
-14
-14
-11
-10
-15
-23
-23
-20
-24
-22
-24
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
2250
2000
1550
850
650
700
700
1250
1750
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:54
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
—
8:35
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:51
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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b307E63S
382 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 238).
- 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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