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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
30
W
20
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
15
W
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
25
N
15
NNW
35
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
11
12
13
11
18
6
4
2
9
7
3
1
max °C
-6
-7
-8
-10
-11
-13
-13
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-5
-5
-3
min °C
-7
-7
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-15
-16
-20
-22
-24
-25
-24
-22
-17
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-10
-15
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
500
500
550
550
750
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate snow
Snow
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c297E62S
918 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 245).
- km
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c301E63S
949 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c296E62S
950 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c295E62S
981 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c302E63S
986 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c298E62S
994 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 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.