Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
100
150
1450
100
50
50
0
600
50
50
50
km/h
80
WSW
85
W
90
WSW
65
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
35
W
20
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
60
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
-3
-4
-6
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-5
-3
-3
0
-1
-1
1
2
-2
-3
-6
-8
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-16
-16
-20
-16
-12
-12
-9
-10
-10
-6
-3
-10
-11
-16
-18
-19
-20
-20
Freezing level m
200
450
0
0
0
0
1650
1500
1500
1850
2050
0
850
600
100
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
8:02
—
—
8:05
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
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—
8:14
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8:16
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue 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
ASCATB301E63S
56 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
61 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
63 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
71 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 251).
- km
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
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
0.2 km
ASCATC300E62S
79 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 261).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC302E63S
88 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
90 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 259).
- 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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