Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
150
50
0
250
350
250
100
50
50
0
150
150
150
km/h
45
SW
80
WSW
80
WSW
85
SW
85
WSW
90
WSW
125
SW
40
SSW
60
SW
70
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
95
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
—
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-13
-13
-10
-9
-11
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-9
-12
-10
-7
min °C
-22
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-9
-12
-13
-11
-9
 chill °C
-37
-30
-28
-28
-26
-26
-27
-20
-18
-18
-17
-23
-26
-19
-15
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-14-13-11-10-11-10-8-7-6-5-8-11-13-11-8-18-12-9-8-8-8-7-6-5-4-3-5-8-10-9-7-11-7-2-3-3-1-3-4-4-1-10-2-5-4-6
Sunrise
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6:33
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:26
—
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6:24
—
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6:20
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Sunset
—
—
7:09
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7:12
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7:15
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7:17
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7:21
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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
ASCATB300E63S
43 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
72 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
75 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 219).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
77 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
1.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB298E62S
116 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
122 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
129 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
133 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 230).
- 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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