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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
550
650
650
550
500
450
450
450
450
450
1800
500
500
450
450
450
400
km/h
15
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
70
W
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
7
25
2
1
2
1
2
3
19
8
4
6
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-8
-16
-17
-18
-23
-21
-18
-16
-15
-9
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-14
-16
-17
-23
-23
-22
-20
-17
-16
-15
-10
-10
-18
 chill °C
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-26
-28
-28
-34
-33
-31
-29
-25
-25
-25
-18
-17
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-13-12-12-15-20-22-25-25-23-21-20-18-15-14-14-18-13-12-12-11-10-11-16-17-21-23-22-19-17-16-12-10-10-14-13-11-12-9-8-8-13-14-19-22-20-18-15-14-10-7-7-12-14-10-11-7-6-5-9-11-17-21-18-17-13-12-8-4-4-10
Sunrise
8:03
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:46
7:41
Sunset
7:02
7:07
7:10
7:15
7:19
7:22

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the W by Mon night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2b297E64S
756 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 185).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Recent snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Snow
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b290E62S
954 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 192).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b290E61S
969 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 192).
- 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.