Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
200
100
200
200
150
2050
1850
150
50
200
0
km/h
55
WSW
45
W
85
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
80
W
85
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
30
W
10
W
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
1
-4
-6
-11
-13
-13
-12
-9
-8
-9
-10
-12
-15
-14
-12
min °C
-4
-3
0
-5
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-11
-14
-15
-15
-13
 chill °C
-14
-12
-11
-17
-22
-27
-28
-29
-27
-23
-18
-15
-21
-24
-27
-27
-24
Freezing level m
700
950
2050
800
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
4:45
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
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—
Sunset
8:40
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—
8:44
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—
8:47
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—
8:51
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8:53
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8:57
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour 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
clear
Fog -.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(13 kph at 300).
0.2 km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
2°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
0°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
836 km E
8m alt.
4 hours ago
-1°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
965 km NW
14m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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