Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
1300
150
100
50
200
250
200
100
100
km/h
35
SE
20
S
35
SW
50
SW
20
SSW
115
SW
100
SW
115
SW
105
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
55
SW
80
SW
70
SW
80
SW
85
SW
80
WSW
65
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-18
-11
-5
-2
-2
-2
-7
-10
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-19
-19
-17
-12
-3
-5
-4
-9
-15
-16
-16
-17
-14
-14
-11
-7
-7
-12
 chill °C
-32
-29
-29
-25
-9
-19
-17
-24
-32
-33
-32
-32
-30
-29
-24
-20
-20
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-19-14-9-3-4-3-8-13-16-16-16-14-14-9-7-7-10-14-15-12-8-1-2-1-7-10-12-13-14-14-12-8-6-6-8-7-8-7-6-4-1-1-2-3-4-6-7-6-5-3-2-2-2
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:43
6:45
6:47

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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 -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Tue morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
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).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
hy2b300E62S
78 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 118).
- 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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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