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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
450
500
500
550
550
500
450
500
550
500
450
500
500
500
500
km/h
55
N
35
N
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
35
NNE
20
NNW
20
W
15
NW
15
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
3
1
—
—
1
4
1
4
5
10
10
11
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-8
-10
-12
-13
-7
-7
-6
-5
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-4
-5
-7
-8
-12
-12
-13
-12
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-13
-14
-19
-17
-24
-22
-14
-13
-16
-17
-16
-18
-18
-17
-10
Freezing level m
250
200
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-11-12-14-15-15-12-10-10-10-12-13-13-13-11-10-4-4-7-8-11-12-13-10-7-7-6-8-8-9-10-9-10-1-2-4-5-9-10-10-7-4-4-3-4-4-6-8-7-9221-1-7-8-7-4-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-5-9
Sunrise
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
9:29
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 1000 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.
3 hours ago
2°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Patches of fog.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
36 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
0.3 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.