Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
100
0
0
0
km/h
75
WNW
80
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
35
NW
45
NNW
60
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
SSW
75
SW
65
WSW
60
WNW
95
W
115
WSW
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
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—
—
2
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
11
4
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-10
-14
-14
-9
-8
-7
-9
-11
-11
-8
-8
-6
-4
-8
-11
-8
min °C
-8
-15
-14
-14
-13
-8
-7
-11
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-10
-11
-9
 chill °C
-21
-31
-30
-29
-27
-18
-17
-24
-26
-22
-19
-21
-20
-21
-26
-27
-24
Freezing level m
250
0
0
0
0
100
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
300
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
Sunset
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
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—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
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—
9:31

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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