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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2100
1900
1250
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
1250
450
450
450
km/h
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
N
10
ESE
15
S
10
SE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
6
12
3
3
11
5
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-11
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-12
-13
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-13
 chill °C
-14
-9
-13
-16
-17
-18
-17
-20
-23
-25
-24
-20
-19
-17
-16
-21
-20
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-11-12-13-14-14-15-16-18-17-16-15-14-14-16-16-13-10-9-9-9-10-11-10-12-13-15-15-13-13-12-12-14-15-12-10-9-8-7-7-8-8-9-10-12-13-13-12-10-11-14-15-13-10-10-8-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-12-12-11-9-10-13-16-14
Sunrise
10:37
10:32
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
Sunset
4:47
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat 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
hy2c283E65S
675 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC283E65S
684 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c278E66S
717 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC279E66S
722 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC282E65S
732 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 34).
- km
hy2c287E64S
736 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c277E66S
737 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c281E65S
740 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c280E65S
741 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c282E64S
743 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 18).
- 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.