Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
100
0
0
0
km/h
75
WNW
80
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
35
NW
45
NNW
60
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
SSW
75
SW
65
WSW
60
WNW
95
W
115
WSW
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
—
—
—
2
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
11
4
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-10
-14
-14
-9
-8
-7
-9
-11
-11
-8
-8
-6
-4
-8
-11
-8
min °C
-8
-15
-14
-14
-13
-8
-7
-11
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-10
-11
-9
 chill °C
-21
-31
-30
-29
-27
-18
-17
-24
-26
-22
-19
-21
-20
-21
-26
-27
-24
Freezing level m
250
0
0
0
0
100
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
300
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
—
Sunset
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:31

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Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Great Needle Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW 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
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
77 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Drizzle
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
0.4 km
Mid: 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.
1 hour ago
2°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
174 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP9881
220 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP9143
220 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
241 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
245 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP9671
292 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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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