Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
800
600
100
50
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
km/h
50
WSW
60
W
50
W
35
W
35
WNW
55
NNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
60
WSW
70
SW
70
WSW
80
SW
75
SW
85
SW
90
WSW
90
SW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
1
2
3
3
-3
-6
-7
-11
-10
-6
-3
-1
-1
-4
-5
-8
min °C
0
-1
-1
1
3
-2
-4
-6
-10
-12
-11
-9
-5
-1
-3
-4
-7
-10
 chill °C
-8
-10
-10
-6
-3
-10
-13
-17
-22
-26
-25
-22
-17
-11
-14
-16
-21
-20
Freezing level m
1650
1500
1250
1900
2150
2000
600
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
100
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:24
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—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
Sunset
—
8:07
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—
8:10
—
—
8:14
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—
8:16
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—
8:20
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8:22
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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
27 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Great Wall
76 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
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.
78 km NE
100m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 300).
500 m
Mid: sky obscured
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
0.2 km
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
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB302E63S
128 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 261).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
131 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB303E63S
141 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 265).
- 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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