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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
6850
500
450
450
400
400
400
450
400
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
km/h
5
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
30
N
35
NNE
50
NNE
45
N
5
SW
15
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
5
—
1
4
—
1
4
2
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-14
-16
-14
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-10
-14
-15
-16
-17
-11
-11
-12
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-13
 chill °C
-14
-21
-23
-24
-28
-21
-23
-24
-12
-16
-16
-17
-18
-20
-20
-21
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-17-17-16-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-14-15-15-16-10-13-15-16-16-11-11-11-9-9-9-10-9-10-11-11-12-8-11-12-14-14-9-8-8-6-5-6-6-6-7-8-8-9-5-10-10-10-13-6-5-6-3-2-2-3-2-4-4-4-6
Sunrise
—
—
3:39
—
—
3:31
—
—
3:26
—
—
3:18
—
—
3:11
—
—
Sunset
—
11:00
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:14
—
—
11:21
—
—
11:28
—
—
11:36

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Mist
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
light snow
Snow grains.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(17 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered

* 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.