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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
25
W
20
NNW
55
W
45
W
65
WNW
75
WNW
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
4
8
5
6
3
16
24
15
16
11
max °C
-7
-5
-3
-3
-5
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
min °C
-8
-8
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-13
-17
-10
-10
-13
-12
-13
-11
-12
-12
-15
-18
-22
-20
-23
-24
-18
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
600
500
500
550
550
550
500
600
500
500
500
500
500
650
500
500
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 320 degs)
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC244E67S
1887 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1898 km N
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1900 km N
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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.