Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
500
50
0
km/h
90
WSW
75
WSW
55
W
20
NNW
25
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
30
W
20
NNW
50
N
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
8
2
4
—
—
2
—
—
6
11
3
2
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-11
-9
-7
-8
-9
-11
-14
-14
-12
-9
-7
-6
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-10
-14
-14
-14
-14
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-29
-26
-21
-16
-16
-17
-26
-28
-26
-26
-17
-18
-20
-20
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
200
200
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02

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

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
119 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
143 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
147 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
157 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB304E63S
191 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
194 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
226 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 261).
- 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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