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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
N
50
N
45
N
35
N
15
W
10
NNW
20
N
40
NNE
15
ENE
20
NNE
30
N
10
N
35
N
30
N
2
10
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-9
-10
-9
-10
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-16
-16
-22
-17
-16
-11
-10
-14
-16
-14
-13
-17
-19
-20
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2150
1800
600
500
450
400
450
450
550
450
450
400
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600
500
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:26
8:30
8:34
8:38
8:42
8:47
Sunset
6:52
6:46
6:43
6:37
6:32
6:29

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the N by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
0.1 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 150).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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.