Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
50
1450
150
km/h
35
WNW
25
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
65
W
85
W
70
WSW
65
W
40
W
75
WSW
60
WSW
35
WNW
40
SW
60
SW
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
—
1
4
2
—
—
—
7
2
—
6
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-7
-3
-3
-4
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-9
-13
-14
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-5
-3
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-10
-13
-14
-14
 chill °C
-21
-19
-22
-23
-14
-13
-25
-23
-23
-26
-27
-24
-22
-25
-28
-29
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
200
850
350
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW 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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
4.0 km
Low: 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
1°C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB303E63S
160 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
165 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 306).
- km
BaseEsperanza
175 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB304E63S
188 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
205 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
227 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 304).
- 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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