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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
1400
550
550
650
550
550
600
550
500
450
500
km/h
15
WNW
25
NNE
30
W
20
W
10
W
15
N
15
NNE
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
55
N
55
N
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
5
11
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-5
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-6
 chill °C
-17
-18
-18
-16
-14
-17
-15
-12
-13
-14
-11
-14
-12
-10
-11
-14
-12
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
450
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-12-12-12-11-11-10-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-8-8-8-10-9-7-8-7-5-5-5-3-4-4-3-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-6-5-8-7-4-3-2-1-2-2-1-3-4-2-2-2-2-6-4-2-7-6-3-211-1120
Sunrise
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:09

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed 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
1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC297E64S
735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB288E64S
737 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB287E64S
745 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC290E63S
751 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB290E63S
756 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC289E63S
759 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c282E64S
760 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB288E63S
760 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
768 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 329).
- 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.