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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
550
4500
600
550
550
550
550
5800
2500
1350
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
km/h
40
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
—
—
3
2
12
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-14
-11
-9
-7
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-18
-15
-14
-10
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-9
 chill °C
-32
-25
-21
-16
-12
-12
-14
-12
-11
-13
-11
-13
-12
-11
-8
-6
-7
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-16-14-12-10-9-11-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-9-18-15-13-10-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-6-7-9-14-14-12-8-5-4-4-5-7-6-5-6-5-5-7-6-7-10-11-13-11-7-3-2-1-4-7-4-3-5-3-3-6-5-6-12
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:27
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-7°C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c302E63S
966 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c299E62S
984 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB268E67S
996 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.