Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
50
650
0
0
150
km/h
70
W
75
WNW
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
45
NW
35
NW
65
W
55
W
25
SSW
35
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
50
W
65
W
75
W
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
6
2
—
—
1
7
5
10
4
1
—
—
—
2
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-14
-14
-9
-7
-7
-8
-12
-9
-9
-9
-7
-5
-7
-9
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-14
-14
-14
-13
-8
-8
-12
-12
-11
-9
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
-8
 chill °C
-21
-21
-30
-30
-29
-27
-18
-18
-26
-25
-20
-18
-23
-20
-18
-20
-24
-21
Freezing level m
150
250
0
0
0
0
200
250
100
0
0
0
0
0
300
200
200
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-12-14-14-11-8-8-10-12-10-9-10-8-6-8-10-8-4-4-9-11-11-7-4-4-6-8-6-6-6-6-4-4-5-511-2-3-2-2110-10-2-2-11111
Sunrise
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:31

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri 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
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
77 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
1°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7094
224 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
SHIP10564
224 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP9715
224 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
SHIP2888
224 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2373
224 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C

* 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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