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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
10
NNW
25
N
35
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-6
-14
-16
-16
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-14
-12
-14
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
500
500
500
450
450
450
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-7-8-9-9-10-10-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-12-6-5-6-6-7-8-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-8-9-8-7-8-4-2-4-4-4-6-4-3-3-4-3-6-6-5-7-6-5-7-11-2-2-2-4-11001-2-4-2-5-4-2-5
Sunrise
4:47
4:52
4:58
5:03
5:09
5:13
Sunset
10:50
10:45
10:38
10:34
10:28
10:22

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

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
SHIP6987
240 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 310).
BaseSanMartin
242 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1130
241 km WSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP725
244 km WSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
SHIP4017
244 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
SHIP2341
244 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
SHIP3159
244 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP459
244 km WSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
SHIP5043
244 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 350).
- 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.