Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
100
50
0
0
50
50
50
0
0
50
0
650
0
km/h
45
W
35
WNW
55
NNW
35
NW
50
W
40
W
70
WSW
85
SW
75
W
95
SW
85
SW
90
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
95
SW
60
SSW
40
SW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
-3
-6
-7
-12
-10
-5
-4
-1
-2
-3
-4
-6
-10
-7
-5
min °C
1
3
-2
-4
-7
-11
-12
-10
-10
-6
-2
-3
-4
-4
-11
-11
-9
-5
 chill °C
-6
-3
-10
-13
-18
-24
-26
-24
-24
-19
-13
-14
-16
-16
-26
-24
-20
-16
Freezing level m
1950
2150
0
850
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
200
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
231-4-7-9-12-10-8-5-2-3-4-4-9-11-8-5342-1-3-5-8-7-5-3-1-1-1-1-6-7-5-312122-1-2-2-10-1-110-2-2-2-2
Sunrise
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:20
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—
8:22
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—
8:25
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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
0°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.3 km
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.
1 hour ago
2°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB305E63S
271 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 289).
- 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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