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Mount Ariel Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
450
450
450
400
450
500
500
km/h
65
WNW
15
NW
15
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
35
NW
20
NNW
60
NW
30
W
35
W
40
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-1
1
1
-2
-4
-7
-8
-8
-5
-5
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-2
-5
-3
0
-2
-3
-4
-10
-10
-8
-8
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-9
 chill °C
-10
-11
-8
-6
-7
-11
-12
-18
-17
-15
-15
-14
-12
-14
-13
-12
-20
Freezing level m
350
0
0
500
600
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-4-2-4-8-10-13-14-12-10-10-9-9-10-10-11-2-4-21-1-3-4-9-9-8-7-5-4-4-5-4-72-3-2221-1-6-6-6-4-2-1-1-2-1-4
Sunrise
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
9:30
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:46
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:58

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Mount Ariel Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ariel is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Mount Ariel Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ariel at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Ariel. 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
BaseSanMartin
366 km N
7m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
938 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
939 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1016 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1061 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1105 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
1106 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1106 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Dinamet
1111 km NNE
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1215 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.