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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
400
400
350
400
400
450
500
500
2400
450
400
450
400
450
500
550
1350
450
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
25
N
20
N
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
NNE
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
3
5
0.1
0.1
3
5
10
2
10
4
0.7
4
16
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-16
-17
-22
-24
-23
-22
-17
-9
-15
-10
-12
-17
-14
-15
-4
min °C
-13
-10
-16
-18
-20
-26
-26
-23
-23
-21
-12
-18
-12
-14
-17
-15
-15
-14
 chill °C
-20
-16
-25
-27
-29
-37
-36
-32
-35
-32
-21
-28
-24
-23
-27
-22
-24
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-22-26-27-28-29-26-22-20-19-24-21-25-22-19-19-14-18-16-18-23-24-27-29-26-22-20-16-21-17-20-21-18-18-12-15-13-15-20-21-25-27-24-23-20-14-19-14-17-19-17-17-11-12-10-13-17-19-24-25-23-23-19-11-17-11-13-17-15-15-9
Sunrise
7:18
7:13
7:07
7:03
6:58
6:54
Sunset
7:42
7:45
7:50
7:53
7:58
8:01

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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.