Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
0
km/h
45
WNW
45
W
65
WSW
85
SW
80
W
100
SW
105
SW
80
WSW
90
WSW
105
WSW
85
SW
55
SSW
40
SW
85
SW
80
WSW
85
WSW
95
W
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Snowflake cm
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2
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-10
-10
-6
-2
-2
0
-4
-6
-9
-10
-6
-4
0
0
-1
min °C
-6
-10
-11
-10
-9
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-11
-10
-8
-4
-2
-1
-3
 chill °C
-16
-22
-26
-24
-22
-14
-14
-16
-18
-21
-26
-22
-18
-14
-13
-12
-15
Freezing level m
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
1350
300
0
0
0
0
0
600
1650
900
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Sunrise
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
8:14
—
—
8:16
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—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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—
8:25
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—
8:29
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
0°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
45 minutes ago
0°C
light rain
Continuous moderate drizzle.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
45 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1°C
Fog
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
45 minutes ago
0°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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