Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
0
250
100
250
100
50
0
0
200
200
200
100
100
100
km/h
80
SW
80
WSW
90
SW
80
WSW
90
WSW
110
SW
50
SW
65
SW
80
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
75
SW
10
SSE
15
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
1
—
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-6
-4
-5
-8
-10
-11
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-6
-9
-13
-12
-10
-8
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-30
-28
-27
-26
-26
-25
-18
-19
-20
-19
-23
-18
-18
-17
-17
-14
-11
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-11-11-11-9-8-7-6-6-9-12-12-10-8-5-4-5-12-9-8-8-8-6-5-5-4-3-6-9-9-8-7-4-3-3-7-2-3-4-1-2-3-3-1-1-1-3-4-4-7-6-5-5
Sunrise
6:33
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—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
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—
6:20
—
—
6:16
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Sunset
—
7:09
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—
7:12
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—
7:15
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—
7:17
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7:21
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7:22
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
83 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- 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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E63S
89 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b298E62S
95 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b299E62S
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b302E63S
114 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b301E62S
119 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 245).
- 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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