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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
450
400
500
550
2050
600
450
450
500
5350
600
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
50
N
40
W
15
NW
65
W
35
W
25
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
11
5
15
17
4
1
1
8
28
11
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-24
-22
-17
-21
-13
-10
-18
-15
-13
-10
-6
-10
-15
-11
-8
-9
-10
min °C
-27
-25
-23
-22
-22
-18
-15
-20
-19
-14
-13
-7
-14
-16
-15
-9
-10
-11
 chill °C
-36
-34
-30
-38
-36
-28
-30
-33
-31
-20
-22
-17
-25
-27
-24
-15
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-22-21-25-19-18-23-19-15-13-10-16-18-13-11-12-12-27-25-23-20-22-16-13-19-17-14-12-7-12-16-13-9-10-11-26-23-23-19-18-13-10-16-16-14-11-4-9-14-14-8-8-10-24-23-24-17-15-11-6-12-15-13-11-1-6-11-14-8-7-10
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:50
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW 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.
4 hours ago
-16°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
light snow
Low drifting light snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b287E63S
859 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b282E63S
861 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b277E65S
869 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b279E64S
871 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b285E63S
883 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b284E63S
883 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b277E64S
885 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 232).
- 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.