Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
50
0
km/h
45
SW
35
SW
75
SW
75
W
90
W
90
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
30
WNW
15
WSW
55
WSW
75
SW
70
WSW
65
SW
65
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
1
7
14
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-11
-10
-9
-11
-16
-13
-11
-12
-14
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-24
-23
-18
min °C
-19
-13
-11
-10
-13
-18
-14
-11
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-23
-24
-24
-22
 chill °C
-33
-24
-24
-24
-28
-36
-29
-24
-22
-25
-33
-34
-32
-31
-40
-38
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:54
6:50
6:47
6:43
6:41
6:37
Sunset
6:53
6:55
6:59
7:01
7:04
7:07

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-6°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC301E63S
61 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC300E62S
65 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
75 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 243).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC299E62S
84 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 243).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC301E62S
98 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 249).
- 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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