Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
50
150
200
0
km/h
75
WSW
60
W
30
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
20
WNW
50
N
55
N
50
NW
45
WNW
40
W
25
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
8
3
5
2
1
1
—
5
7
9
6
4
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-7
-7
-7
-11
-14
-14
-10
-9
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
min °C
-12
-10
-8
-7
-9
-13
-14
-14
-13
-9
-8
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-13
-12
 chill °C
-26
-22
-16
-14
-16
-24
-28
-26
-24
-20
-19
-23
-20
-20
-23
-24
-26
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
300
250
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
100
50
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-8-7-8-12-14-14-12-9-7-9-9-10-11-12-13-12-9-6-4-3-4-9-9-9-8-6-3-5-5-6-8-9-10-8-2-2-211-3-2-1-2-11110-3-3-3-2
Sunrise
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
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—
4:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:51
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—
8:53
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—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
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—
9:02
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—
9:06

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

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu 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
hy2b301E63S
55 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-1°C
-
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2b302E63S
106 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 262).
- km
hy2b299E62S
107 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b300E62S
118 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b301E62S
129 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b303E63S
137 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 265).
- 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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