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Mount Ariel Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
700
2050
750
500
450
350
400
500
3450
550
450
450
450
400
km/h
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
W
50
WNW
80
W
60
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
25
NW
25
NW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
6
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-14
-13
-13
-10
-7
-5
-17
-21
-24
-24
-21
-18
-15
-12
-7
min °C
-17
-19
-16
-14
-15
-12
-9
-13
-19
-23
-26
-25
-23
-21
-16
-13
-10
 chill °C
-23
-26
-24
-22
-24
-22
-20
-28
-31
-35
-37
-36
-36
-31
-27
-23
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-14-15-15-14-12-13-21-24-26-26-25-22-19-16-12-17-18-15-14-14-11-8-9-18-22-25-25-22-20-16-13-9-16-18-16-13-14-10-5-5-16-21-25-25-20-18-13-11-7
Sunrise
8:03
7:58
7:54
7:48
7:43
Sunset
6:53
6:58
7:01
7:07
7:10
7:15

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Mount Ariel Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ariel is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Mount Ariel Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
938 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
939 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
1006 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1016 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1061 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1105 km NNE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1106 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1106 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
1107 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
32 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.