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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
10
WNW
15
NNE
10
W
25
W
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.1
20
10
10
18
0.7
3
7
4
2
3
max °C
-17
-15
-13
-14
-14
-15
-12
-10
-6
-2
2
4
1
2
-4
-5
-8
-9
min °C
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-4
0
2
1
-2
-6
-6
-8
-16
-23
-16
-19
-21
-21
-22
-13
-12
-18
-10
-6
-3
-3
-7
-11
-12
-15
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
800
200
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
450
4050
500
550
750
5450
550
500
500
450
450
500
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-16-16-17-15-12-9-6-4-2-4-6-10-15-17-19-21-17-17-14-15-15-15-12-9-6-3-1-2-4-6-11-12-14-17-17-16-14-14-14-15-12-10-7-311-1-3-8-9-11-15-17-16-14-14-14-15-13-11-9-31310-5-6-8-13
Sunrise
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
12:59
Sunset
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21
2:07

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W 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
hy2b291E68S
205 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 182).
- km
hy2b285E69S
230 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b288E68S
232 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b290E68S
234 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b286E69S
236 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 228).
- km
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b287E68S
250 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b289E68S
265 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b284E69S
280 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b286E68S
294 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
- 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.