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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
km/h
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
45
NNE
35
N
55
N
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0.1
0.6
0.5
2
6
10
7
9
5
10
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-9
-11
-11
-12
-7
-6
-3
0
1
1
0
1
0
min °C
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-13
-16
-10
-8
-7
-1
1
-1
0
1
-2
-21
-19
-14
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-13
-16
-15
-11
-12
-6
-3
-8
-8
-6
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
50
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
550
500
550
500
500
450
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-12-10-9-9-8-9-12-13-13-13-11-8-6-7-9-10-11-15-13-12-10-9-8-7-9-11-13-11-10-9-5-3-5-7-6-7-15-14-13-11-10-9-9-10-12-13-9-9-7-3-1-3-4-2-4-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-11-12-14-9-7-5-11001-1
Sunrise
10:44
10:48
10:53
10:59
11:04
11:10
Sunset
4:22
4:15
4:10
4:06
4:00
3:55

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 0 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Athelstan. 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
SHIP3424
235 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
BaseSanMartin
242 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the E
(80 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC284E70S
264 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC283E71S
277 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB283E71S
289 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 155).
- km
SHIP5428
236 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7479
236 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
SHIP8435
236 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4378
236 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
SHIP2219
236 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C

* 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.