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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
35
N
50
N
20
N
50
N
35
N
30
N
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
20
NNE
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1
4
2
4
9
2
2
3
1
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-9
-11
-13
-12
-14
-13
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-8
-10
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-18
-19
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-17
-20
-21
-18
-24
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
550
650
600
550
550
500
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
600
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-9-9-9-10-11-9-9-9-9-13-15-16-17-18-17-9-9-8-8-8-8-7-6-6-6-7-10-12-13-13-15-14-7-8-7-7-6-6-5-3-3-3-4-8-9-11-11-13-13-5-7-6-7-5-4-2-100-1-6-6-8-9-11-12
Sunrise
11:04
11:10
11:15
11:22
11:27
Sunset
4:06
4:00
3:55
3:48
3:42
3:37

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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
242 km NNE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4321
677 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
849 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
852 km NE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-15° C
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: few
SHIP1533
679 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP2442
679 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP6878
679 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP5671
679 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP2293
679 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP2776
679 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- 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.