Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
200
1850
0
0
km/h
80
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
35
NW
40
NNW
50
W
55
W
30
WSW
25
S
65
SW
65
WSW
60
W
80
WNW
45
W
110
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
2
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
4
8
5
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-14
-14
-10
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-15
-14
-14
-14
-8
-7
-11
-11
-11
-10
-8
-8
-5
-8
-9
-9
 chill °C
-32
-30
-29
-28
-18
-17
-24
-24
-21
-19
-20
-20
-15
-21
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
350
0
50
50
0
0
0
450
450
200
0
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Sunrise
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:19
—
—
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat 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
ASCATB300E63S
49 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
74 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 257).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
43 minutes 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
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
82 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 259).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
43 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB298E63S
104 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
124 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
128 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
137 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 246).
- 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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