Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
0
200
150
150
300
200
150
150
0
km/h
85
WSW
90
SW
80
SW
105
SW
95
WSW
90
WSW
80
W
65
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
65
SW
40
SW
35
W
40
W
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-10
-7
-6
-9
-11
-12
-13
-17
-19
-20
-17
-14
-10
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-18
-18
-16
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-15
-13
-10
-10
-10
 chill °C
-36
-36
-32
-22
-24
-26
-27
-26
-32
-32
-34
-35
-32
-30
-26
-20
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-13-8-8-10-12-12-15-18-19-20-18-15-12-10-10-10-15-16-13-7-7-9-10-9-12-15-15-16-16-12-9-7-8-8-6-7-6-4-3-2-2-2-4-6-7-8-8-6-7-4-3-2
Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:01
6:56
6:54
6:50
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:55

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

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
hy2b301E63S
72 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 245).
- km
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
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
hy2b300E62S
84 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 245).
- km
Dinamet
85 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b299E62S
93 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b302E63S
98 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b301E62S
133 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b300E61S
133 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b301E61S
157 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 248).
- 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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