Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
200
150
50
0
50
200
200
300
0
250
150
100
100
50
50
km/h
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
80
SW
85
SW
55
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
S
30
SSE
35
SW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-11
-7
-8
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-18
-19
-12
-7
-4
-7
-14
-17
-13
min °C
-19
-15
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-17
-19
-19
-18
-11
-4
-13
-16
-17
-15
 chill °C
-33
-26
-20
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
-26
-29
-31
-31
-23
-14
-25
-28
-30
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-13-9-9-11-12-13-13-16-19-19-15-9-4-10-15-17-14-16-11-7-6-7-9-10-10-12-14-15-13-8-2-9-14-15-12-10-8-5-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-8-9-5-4-6-8-9-9
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:32
6:35
6:37
6:40

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
47 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
78 km NE
100m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
88 km SSW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
93 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
94 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 60).
- 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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