Great Needle Peak weather
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Great Needle Peak Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
50
700
0
50
100
400
50
50
100
150
200
km/h
40
WNW
45
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
80
SW
85
W
120
W
110
W
105
W
85
W
65
WSW
25
WSW
30
NW
45
W
60
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-8
-6
-8
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-8
-4
-5
-2
-2
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-18
-19
-20
-20
-16
-17
-14
-14
-18
-20
-19
-13
-13
-13
-16
-9
-10
-8
Freezing level m
50
150
0
150
250
0
1500
1400
1350
200
0
0
0
450
250
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-7-8-4-3-2-2-4-7-7-6-5-4-3-1-1-1-4-5-4-5-2-111-1-4-3-4-3-2-110011-11002321-1-3120-1-2-2
Sunrise
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:53
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Great Needle Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat 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
ASCATB300E63S
52 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
58 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
73 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 4).
- km
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.
ASCATB299E62S
77 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 16).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
78 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 10).
1.0 km
Low: broken
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).
ASCATB302E63S
95 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
95 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
100 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 348).
- 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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