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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
450
400
550
450
500
500
500
500
500
km/h
20
N
20
NW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
50
N
40
N
40
N
20
N
5
SSE
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
12
12
5
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
—
1
2
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-8
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-9
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-16
-10
-8
-7
-10
-12
-13
-16
-16
-15
-12
-9
-22
-25
-23
-20
-18
-20
Freezing level m
0
200
650
500
350
150
350
100
0
100
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-6-5-5-6-7-7-8-9-9-8-8-12-16-17-17-16-16-8-3-2-3-4-4-4-6-6-6-5-4-10-14-14-13-12-13-6-110-1-2-1-3-3-3-2-2-7-10-11-10-9-11-423221310121-4-7-9-7-6-9
Sunrise
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:36

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
-1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
30 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.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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.