Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
100
50
0
0
0
50
50
350
0
0
50
0
50
0
1300
km/h
45
W
40
WNW
55
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
80
W
90
SW
95
SW
80
WSW
90
WSW
95
SW
90
SW
70
S
80
SW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
-3
-6
-7
-11
-9
-5
-2
0
-1
-4
-5
-10
-8
-5
-5
min °C
1
3
-2
-4
-7
-10
-12
-10
-9
-5
-1
-4
-4
-6
-13
-10
-6
-6
 chill °C
-6
-3
-10
-13
-17
-22
-26
-24
-22
-18
-12
-16
-16
-19
-27
-23
-18
-17
Freezing level m
1950
2100
2050
800
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
1550
300
150
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
231-4-7-9-12-10-7-4-1-3-4-6-12-9-6-6342-1-3-5-8-7-5-21-1-2-3-9-5-3-412122-1-1-2-10-1-110-2-2-2-2
Sunrise
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
45 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
47 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 272).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC299E63S
78 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 348).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
50 minutes ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.4 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
3°C
Mist
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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