Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
km/h
25
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
50
N
45
NW
60
NW
45
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
45
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
2
1
1
—
7
9
8
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
2
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-10
-14
-14
-10
-8
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-8
-5
-3
min °C
-7
-8
-14
-14
-14
-13
-9
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-10
-7
-10
 chill °C
-15
-14
-28
-27
-26
-24
-20
-18
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-26
-19
-15
-23
Freezing level m
350
300
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-12-14-14-12-9-7-9-10-11-11-11-11-12-9-6-7-3-4-8-10-9-8-6-3-4-6-6-7-7-8-9-6-4-322-2-2-2-301111-1-1-3-4-112
Sunrise
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
8:53
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes 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
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB305E63S
250 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB305E62S
264 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC305E63S
282 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB306E62S
287 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC306E63S
292 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC306E62S
310 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 115).
- 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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