Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
50
0
50
50
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
km/h
40
WNW
55
NNW
35
NW
45
W
40
W
70
WSW
90
SW
75
W
90
SW
75
SW
90
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
100
WSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
-3
-6
-7
-11
-10
-6
-4
-1
-1
-3
-4
-6
-10
-7
-4
min °C
3
-2
-4
-7
-10
-12
-10
-10
-5
-2
-2
-4
-4
-9
-10
-8
-5
 chill °C
-3
-10
-13
-18
-22
-26
-24
-24
-18
-12
-13
-16
-16
-23
-21
-17
-14
Freezing level m
2150
0
800
400
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
500
200
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
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—
8:25
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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
-1°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
0.3 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Haze
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
690 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
5.0 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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