Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
150
700
0
50
100
100
2300
200
350
350
200
150
100
150
km/h
65
WSW
80
WSW
90
W
120
W
105
W
95
WNW
95
W
90
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
35
W
50
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
35
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-8
-4
-5
-1
-2
-4
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-20
-15
-17
-13
-14
-17
-22
-19
-17
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
Freezing level m
150
200
0
1500
1350
1500
200
0
0
0
100
0
250
500
800
1000
1050
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-4-3-1-2-3-8-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-2-2-3-4-2-1110-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-100010123110-2-10-1222122
Sunrise
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:57
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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 -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
0.7 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
7 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
-1°C
Mist
69
Gales from the WNW
(69 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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