Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
150
0
0
300
km/h
50
WNW
55
W
30
WNW
15
SW
40
WSW
55
WSW
50
WNW
70
W
75
W
60
W
60
W
65
W
80
WSW
75
W
65
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
4
2
1
—
—
4
2
1
—
—
8
1
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-3
-3
-4
-10
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-9
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-5
-3
-9
-10
-10
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
 chill °C
-21
-22
-20
-16
-21
-22
-15
-14
-22
-23
-23
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
200
100
50
0
0
0
200
1000
350
150
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-10-10-9-4-3-7-10-10-11-13-13-13-13-13-11-5-6-6-7-7-6-20-3-5-5-7-8-9-9-10-10-81100-3-3122110-1-1-2-2-2-3
Sunrise
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon 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
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.
78 km NE
100m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 330).
10 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
86 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
78
Severe gales from the NNW
(78 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c303E61S
223 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c304E62S
236 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c302E61S
238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c305E62S
240 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 322).
- 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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